Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer | DevOps | AWS | Python | Trading | Finance | New York | IaC | Observability Role: Infrastructure Engineer Base Salary: $140,000 - $180,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Location: Midtown Manhattan, NY A rapidly growing and newly founded arm of a global trading and investment firm is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join its US business. Following the successful expansion of its international trading operations, the firm is investing heavily in its New York platform and is looking for its first dedicated Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of a critical infrastructure estate supporting front-office trading activity. This is a unique opportunity to join a lean, high-performing team where you will work directly with senior technology leadership, quantitative researchers, traders, risk, and compliance professionals, helping to design and scale the infrastructure that underpins a live trading environment. The Opportunity As the firm's first dedicated infrastructure hire in the US, you'll play a key role in shaping and automating a modern AWS and hybrid infrastructure environment. This is not a maintenance-focused position. You'll be responsible for building, improving, and scaling systems from the ground up, ensuring security, performance, and reliability across mission-critical trading operations where technology directly impacts business performance. The successful candidate will thrive in a hands-on environment, enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, and bring an automation-first mindset. Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and support AWS and hybrid cloud infrastructureBuild and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as CodeDevelop and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment processesImplement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutionsManage networking, connectivity, and security across cloud and on-prem environmentsAutomate operational processes through scripting and toolingPartner closely with trading, quantitative research, risk, and compliance teamsDrive infrastructure reliability, scalability, and operational excellence Required Skills & Experience Strong background in Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or Platform EngineeringExperience within trading, capital markets, hedge funds, fintech, or broader financial services environments preferredDeep AWS expertise across architecture, deployment, and operationsStrong Infrastructure as Code experience using CloudFormation and AnsibleCI/CD pipeline experience, ideally with GitLab CIMonitoring and observability experience with Grafana, Prometheus, and CloudWatchStrong automation and scripting skills using Python and/or BashExcellent networking fundamentals, including:VLANsVPNsRouting & SwitchingFirewall Policies Experience with: Palo Alto FirewallsActive DirectoryHybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructureAWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Direct Connect, and Transit GatewayStrong preference for engineers who automate rather than manually administer environmentsExposure to AI-assisted development tools is advantageous Why Join? Opportunity to become the first dedicated Infrastructure Engineer within the US businessSignificant ownership, autonomy, and influence over technical directionDirect access to senior leadership and front-office stakeholdersBuild greenfield infrastructure rather than maintain legacy systemsJoin a growing trading platform during a key expansion phaseSmall, collaborative, high-impact engineering environment Compensation & Benefits Base Salary: $140,000 - $180,000Annual Bonus: Approximately 20% discretionary bonusComprehensive benefits packageMedical, Dental & Vision coverage with no deductibleMidtown Manhattan location5 days onsite, with flexibility available once established in the role Interview Process Introductory call with the CTOTechnical and business-focused interview with senior trading leadershipFinal onsite interview including:Technical infrastructure scenario exerciseTeam meetings and technical discussionsOpportunity to meet key stakeholders across the business This is an outstanding opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys building highly reliable, automated platforms in a fast-paced trading environment and wants the chance to make a genuine impact within a growing global business.