Senior GCP Platform Engineer (GKE, Linux, IaC)

Tradermath; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Flow Traders seeks an experienced SRE/Platform Engineer based in the US to elevate a GCP‑focused platform, with emphasis on GKE workloads, Linux and networking. You will drive Terraform‑driven infrastructure, collaborate across regions, and lead automation to reduce toil while ensuring high‑availability for time‑sensitive trading workloads.

You will mentor teams, handle on‑call escalations, and shape platform standards in partnership with global stakeholders, leveraging Prometheus/Grafana, Git

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years operating complex production environments spanning Linux, Kubernetes, and cloud‑native infrastructure.
• Deep Cloud experience, preferably within GKE or an equivalent stack (cluster ops, workload orchestration, networking, security, observability).
• Strong Terraform expertise for provisioning and managing secure, scalable infrastructure.
• Solid Linux fundamentals — performance tuning, debugging, networking, virtualization, and bare‑metal experience.
• Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash for automation, tooling, and operational workflows.
• Experience with Kafka or similar streaming/data‑pipeline technologies.
• Knowledge of Puppet/Ansible for configuration management and Foreman/Satellite for lifecycle and host management.
• Practical understanding of monitoring/observability (Prometheus/Grafana or similar) and modern alerting strategies.
• Strong Git‑centric workflows and comfort with modern CI/CD practices.
• Ability to lead and influence technical direction at a regional level while collaborating effectively with global colleagues.
• An entrepreneurial mindset — proactively identifying gaps, reducing toil, and driving self‑directed engineering improvements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the US‑based SME for our GCP platform with a strong focus on GKE workloads—improving Terraform‑driven infrastructure and shaping cloud architecture across regions.
• Identify and drive engineering improvements by researching pain points, reducing toil, and delivering high‑impact solutions across cloud and trading infrastructure.
• Leverage automation and IaC to manage and optimize Linux and Kubernetes environments spanning bare‑metal, virtualized, and cloud‑native systems.
• Strengthen platform reliability by improving global monitoring and alerting frameworks with adaptive, self‑healing mechanisms.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex Linux/Kubernetes/Cloud issues, participating in on‑call and ensuring thorough incident resolution.
• Provide regional technical leadership while collaborating with global stakeholders to define and implement platform standards and large‑scale initiatives.
• Use AI‑assisted engineering tools to accelerate analysis, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational automation.

Skills

Linux

Kubernetes

GKE

Terraform

Python

Bash

Kafka

Puppet

Ansible

Foreman

Grafana

Prometheus

CI/CD

Git

Leadership

Tools

GKE/Cluster ops

Terraform

Puppet

Ansible

Foreman

Satellite

Job description

Flow Traders seeks an experienced SRE/Platform Engineer based in the US to elevate a GCP‑focused platform, with emphasis on GKE workloads, Linux and networking. You will drive Terraform‑driven infrastructure, collaborate across regions, and lead automation to reduce toil while ensuring high‑availability for time‑sensitive trading workloads.

You will mentor teams, handle on‑call escalations, and shape platform standards in partnership with global stakeholders, leveraging Prometheus/Grafana, Git