Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer – Trading

Hunter Bond; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking a Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer in New York to work on low latency systems for their FinTech client. The successful candidate will have strong Linux experience and expertise in automation tools including Kubernetes and CI/CD practices.

This role combines Platform Engineering and DevOps responsibilities, ensuring optimized Linux systems, building automated deployment solutions, and supporting container environments. An attractive compensation package is offered, plus a bonus.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux experience is required for this role.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Chef, Puppet or Ansible is necessary.
• Candidates must have experience working with containerization solutions such as Kubernetes, Docker, or Podman.
• A strong understanding of CI/CD processes and tools is critical.
• Python scripting knowledge is required to automate processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Linux systems in a low latency environment.
• Automate processes using configuration management tools.
• Support containerized application deployment.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software delivery.
• Write and maintain scripts in Python for automation purposes.

Skills

Strong Linux experience

Experience with Chef, Puppet or Ansible

Experience with Kubernetes, Docker or Podman

Strong CI/CD knowledge

Python scripting experience

Tools

Chef

Puppet

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Podman

Terraform

Helm

Pulumi

Bicep

Job description

Role: Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer – Trading
Client: Elite FinTech
Compensation:$150,000 - $300,000 + Bonus
Location: New York

Overview

My client are seeking a knowledgeable Platform Engineer to work on their low latency Linux estate.

The role sits between Platform Engineering, DevOps, Linux Systems Administration and SRE, and incorporates elements of all these positions.

The Role

Platform Engineering: Building, designing and architecting automated solutions for scalable deployment across private and public cloud infrastructure.

Low Latency: Supporting and optimising a low latency Linux environment.

Project & BAU: Working across both project work and BAU activities, automating wherever possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Linux Engineering: Managing and supporting Linux systems.
• Configuration Management: Working with Chef, Puppet or Ansible.
• Containers: Supporting Kubernetes, Docker or Podman environments.
• CI/CD: Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Automation: Writing and maintaining Python scripts.

Requirements

• Linux: Strong Linux experience.
• Config Management: Experience with Chef, Puppet or Ansible.
• Containers: Experience with Kubernetes, Docker or Podman.
• CI/CD: Strong CI/CD knowledge.
• Python: Python scripting experience.

Desirable

• IaC: Experience with Terraform, Helm, Ansible, Pulumi or Bicep.
• Cloud: AWS or GCP experience.
• DR: Disaster Recovery knowledge.
• Storage: Experience with Block or Blob Storage.
• HPC: Experience with High Performance Computing.