Senior OpenStack Virtualization Engineer

DRW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 220,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW in Chicago seeks a Senior Engineer for its Virtualization team to design and guide an OpenStack-based platform. You will own infrastructure, automate tasks, and set standards across compute, storage, and networking to support trading desks.

The role requires expert OpenStack administration, strong Linux and virtualization fundamentals, and experience with Terraform and Ansible. You’ll work with cross-functional teams and participate in on-call rotations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Expert OpenStack administration.
• Strong knowledge of networking, storage, Linux, and virtualization fundamentals.
• Proficient with Terraform and Ansible.
• Scripting in Python, Golang, or Bash.
• Experience deploying and maintaining on-prem infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve infrastructure, processes, and standards for DRW’s Virtualization platform.
• Relentlessly automate repetitive manual tasks.
• Design, implement, and manage OpenStack clouds, including deployment, configuration, and maintenance of OpenStack components.
• Diagnose and rectify complex problems involving multiple teams related to OpenStack including compute, storage, and networking issues.
• Provide exceptional customer service to our platform’s users.
• Coach engineers on best practices and lead by example.
• Handle on-call rotations for production issues in a high-intensity trading environment.

Skills

OpenStack

Networking

Linux

Virtualization

Scripting

Python

Golang

Bash

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

VMware ESXi

Job description

DRW in Chicago seeks a Senior Engineer for its Virtualization team to design and guide an OpenStack-based platform. You will own infrastructure, automate tasks, and set standards across compute, storage, and networking to support trading desks.

The role requires expert OpenStack administration, strong Linux and virtualization fundamentals, and experience with Terraform and Ansible. You’ll work with cross-functional teams and participate in on-call rotations in a fast-paced environment.