Senior Cloud Engineer | Hedge Fund (A499FA5)

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is recruiting a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy and operate a scalable cloud platform across AWS and Azure in a hedge fund environment. You will build cloud-native platforms, use IaC for repeatable deployments and help define engineering standards used by teams across the US, Europe and APAC.

You will drive automation, security and observability while partnering with infrastructure and software engineers to deliver resilient, high-performance systems for a performance-sensitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline is preferred.
• 5–10 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering or solutions architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, deploying and managing infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Proficient with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Help shape cloud architecture and engineering standards for a global investment business.
• Build cloud-native platforms using containers, microservices and orchestration tools.
• Develop infrastructure as code and automated deployment pipelines for faster, safer changes.
• Monitor, optimise and troubleshoot infrastructure performance, security and cost.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Python scripting

CI/CD

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CloudWatch

Grafana

Job description

Referment is working with a top global hedge fund to appoint a Senior Cloud Engineer for its New York infrastructure team.

This is a rare opportunity to join one of the most ambitious and technologically sophisticated firms in global investment management. Technology is fundamental to how the firm operates, competes and scales, with its infrastructure supporting a complex, performance‑critical investment environment across multiple international locations.

You will help design and build the cloud platform underpinning the firm’s continued growth. Working across AWS and Azure, you will develop automated, secure and highly resilient infrastructure while helping establish the engineering standards used across the organisation.

This is not a narrowly defined cloud administration position. You will work across architecture, automation, networking, security, observability and reliability, with the opportunity to influence important technical decisions and see your work adopted throughout the business.

If you want meaningful ownership, substantial technical variety and the opportunity to engineer infrastructure within a top hedge fund, this is an exceptional opportunity.

What You’ll Own

• Design, deploy and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Help shape the cloud architecture and engineering standards supporting a global investment business.
• Build cloud-native platforms using containers, microservices, serverless technologies and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Develop infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible and other automation technologies.
• Build and improve automated deployment pipelines that make infrastructure changes faster, safer and more repeatable.
• Monitor, optimise and troubleshoot infrastructure performance, availability, security and cost.
• Implement effective observability using technologies such as CloudWatch, Grafana and Datadog.
• Strengthen identity and access management, encryption, network security and wider cloud controls.
• Design disaster recovery and business continuity solutions, including backup, failover and multi‑region architecture.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and determine where they can provide meaningful technical or commercial value.
• Work closely with infrastructure and engineering colleagues across the US, Europe and APAC, as well as the firm’s managed service providers.
• Document technical architectures, engineering standards and cloud best practices as the environment continues to develop.

The Environment

You will work across a broad and modern cloud technology landscape that includes:

• AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Terraform and Ansible
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Python, PowerShell and Bash
• CI/CD and automated deployment pipelines
• CloudWatch, Grafana and Datadog
• Cloud networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing and load balancing
• Identity and access management
• Encryption and cloud security controls
• Multi‑region architecture, disaster recovery and business continuity

You could be designing a new cloud architecture one day, troubleshooting a production issue the next and then working with global colleagues to automate or secure the underlying environment.

You will need to understand the individual technologies, but also how they come together to support a highly demanding and business‑critical investment platform.

What We’re Looking For

You will bring approximately 5 to 10 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, solutions architecture or a similarly hands‑on technical position.

You Are Likely To Have

• Strong practical experience designing, deploying and managing infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• A thorough understanding of cloud architecture and the appropriate use of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS services.
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure as code, particularly Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience building and operating containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery.
• A strong understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, load balancing and connectivity.
• Practical knowledge of IAM, encryption, network security and cloud security best practices.
• Experience designing resilient infrastructure, backup strategies, failover mechanisms and multi‑region deployments.
• The ability to diagnose complex infrastructure problems calmly and methodically.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders across multiple regions.
• A proactive, adaptable mindset and the willingness to take ownership outside a narrowly defined remit.

Experience within a hedge fund, investment firm, financial institution or another highly regulated and performance‑sensitive environment would be advantageous, particularly where you have worked with SEC, GDPR or comparable regulatory requirements.

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline is preferred.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This role offers the technical ambition and resources of a top global hedge fund, combined with the opportunity to influence an infrastructure environment that continues to evolve rapidly.

You will join an organisation where engineering quality matters, infrastructure is treated as a strategic capability and strong technical decisions have a direct impact on performance, resilience and the firm’s ability to compete.

The Opportunity Includes

• A senior position within one of the world’s leading hedge funds.
• Genuine influence over the design of a global cloud environment.
• Significant technical ownership rather than responsibility for one narrow component.
• Exposure to complex, performance‑sensitive and business‑critical infrastructure.
• The opportunity to work across AWS, Azure, automation, security, networking and reliability.
• Collaboration with experienced engineers and stakeholders across multiple international locations.
• The resources and support required to build infrastructure properly.
• The compensation and benefits associated with a top global investment firm.

This could be an excellent next step for a Senior Cloud Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer or Cloud Solutions Architect who wants broader ownership within an elite financial environment.

If you want to help build the cloud platform supporting one of the world’s leading hedge funds, we would like to hear from you.

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