Senior Enterprise Infra Lead for Trading Platform

Optiver; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match up to 50%

Comprehensive health coverage

25 paid vacation days

Extensive office perks

Job summary

Optiver is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Lead to join our US Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering team in Chicago. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead and mentor engineers, drive technical initiatives, and ensure operational excellence across our hybrid infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a proven leadership background, strong technical skills, and a passion for building automated and scalable infrastructure solutions. The position offers a competitive compensation package and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years managing or mentoring technical teams.
• Strong technical background in infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on with Python, PowerShell or Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure engineers.
• Develop and manage global Optiver Trading Workstation infrastructure.
• Drive automation and best practices using tools.

Skills

Leadership experience

Infrastructure engineering

Python

PowerShell

Terraform

Active Directory

Networking concepts

Observability stacks

Tools

VMware

Windows Server

NetApp

Job description

Optiver is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Lead to join our US Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering team in Chicago. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead and mentor engineers, drive technical initiatives, and ensure operational excellence across our hybrid infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a proven leadership background, strong technical skills, and a passion for building automated and scalable infrastructure solutions. The position offers a competitive compensation package and extensive benefits.