Platform Engineer, C/FICCO

Drweng; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive suite of employee benefits

401k with discretionary employer match

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Job summary

Drweng is looking for a Platform Engineer to enhance deployments and observability in trading operations. Based in Chicago, the role emphasizes automation of deployment patterns and support for mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate will have extensive Kubernetes expertise and a strong grasp of CI/CD methodologies, ensuring optimal infrastructure management. This position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting mission-critical, high-performance trading systems.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes for deployment and optimization.
• Proficient in using Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Converge and improve application deployment patterns.
• Build self-service infrastructure provisioning using Terraform/Terragrunt.
• Drive CI/CD excellence and advocate for modern software delivery practices.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting for proactive capacity management.

Skills

Kubernetes experience

Python skills

Ansible proficiency

Terraform/Terragrunt experience

Linux systems knowledge

CI/CD understanding

Prometheus and Grafana experience

AWS familiarity

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a Platform Engineer to join our Platform Infrastructure team supporting Cumberland and FICCO’s trading operations. In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind how we deploy, observe, and scale our systems - making deployments faster, system health more visible, and infrastructure more self‑service.

Your focus will be on automating deployment patterns, building observability that actually surfaces signal over noise, and evolving our platforms to meet the demands of mission‑critical trading.

This role will be for our Chicago office.

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
• Strong Kubernetes experience (deployment, troubleshooting, optimization)
• Proficiency with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability
• Solid Python skills for automation and tooling
• Hands-on experience with Ansible and Terraform/Terragrunt
• Strong Linux systems knowledge
• 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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