Platform Engineer, C/FICCO

DRW Holdings, LLC.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with employer match

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

A technology-driven trading firm based in Chicago is seeking a Platform Engineer to support their trading operations. The ideal candidate will automate deployment patterns, build self-service infrastructure, and enhance monitoring for trading systems. A position offering an annual salary from $140,000 to $180,000 plus bonuses, this role requires strong skills in Python, CI/CD practices, and tools like Ansible and Terraform. Comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting mission-critical, high-performance trading systems.
• Proficiency with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring.
• Solid Python skills for automation and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Automate deployment patterns for containerized and non-containerized workloads.
• Build self-service infrastructure provisioning using Terraform/Terragrunt and Ansible.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting for proactive capacity management.

Skills

Python

CI/CD practices

Prometheus

Grafana

Ansible

Terraform

AWS

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

About the Role

We're looking for aPlatform Engineerto join our Platform Infrastructure team supporting Cumberland and FICCO's trading operations. In this role, you'll be thedriving force behind how we deploy, observe, and scale our systems - making deployments faster, system health more visible, and infrastructure more self-service.

Yourfocus will be on automating deployment patterns, building observability thatactually surfaces signal over noise, and evolving our platforms to meet the demands ofmission-critical trading.

What You'll Do

• Converge and improve application deployment patterns across containerized and non-containerized workloads
• Build self-service infrastructure provisioning using Terraform/Terragrunt and Ansible
• Drive CI/CD excellence and advocate for modern software delivery practices
• Enhance monitoring and alerting to enable proactive capacity management and early failure detection - without the noise
• Research and implement technologies that improve container orchestration, workload management, and system visibility
• Learn and support in-house tools for infrastructure management and deployment workflows
• Participate in on-call rotation to resolve trade-critical issues and identify opportunities for automation
• Maintain system security through regular patching, reporting and compliance with security standards
• Challenge the status quo and advocate for meaningful change

What We're Looking For

The Tech

• Experience supporting mission-critical, high-performance trading systems
• Proficiency with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability
• Solid Python skills for automation and tooling
• Hands-on experience with Ansible and Terraform/Terragrunt
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and software delivery best practices
• Familiarity with TLS and network protocols (including multicast and WebSockets)
• Familiarity with AWS

The Intangibles

• You learn quickly and genuinely enjoy exploring new technology
• You take ownership - problems don't sit idle on your watch
• You communicate clearly, both in writing and conversation, especially across distributed teams
• You stay composed under pressure and manage competing priorities effectively
• You can accommodate occasional off-hours calls and escalations

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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