Senior SRE (LATAM, EMEA)

We are seeking a Senior SRE engineer to join a team that works on a complex distributed architecture spanning physical machines and virtualizing on-prem hosts and cloud computing.

The role is to help set up centralized DevOps and help existing teams adopt more centralized best practices. The ideal candidate will be able to manage complexity and tackle problems across multiple stack layers as a part of a small team championing operational excellence.

Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually intense. Our teams are lean and agile, which means rapid product prototyping with immediate user feedback. We seek people who think in code, aspire to solve undiscovered computer science challenges, and are motivated by being around like-minded people. In fact, of the 600 employees globally, approximately 500 code daily.

Job (Project) Description

The customer develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform, employing financial strategies to exploit market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies, which are the foundation of a sustainable, global investment platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture and Automation: Design and deploy As-A-Service solutions using open-source software to automate system management, scaling, and monitoring.
• System Optimization: Develop tools to streamline deployment, monitoring, and incident management for large-scale, distributed environments.
• Collaboration Across Teams: Work with development and operations teams to design and implement software solutions that enhance service reliability. Contribute to the ongoing DevOps and Agile transformation.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Set up, configure, and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to ensure real-time visibility into system performance. Participate in on-call rotations to respond to incidents and mitigate downtime.
• CI/CD & Infrastructure Management: Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab, Helm, Terraform, and Ansible to ensure fast, safe, and reliable deployments.
• Container Orchestration: Leverage container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (K8S) to manage distributed systems at scale. Experience with Slurm or similar cluster management is a plus.
• Cloud and Automation Tools: Use cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.) and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools to automate resource provisioning and scaling.

• Linux Systems: Deep expertise and hands-on experience working with Linux-based systems, focusing on optimization and troubleshooting.
• Python Proficiency: Strong skills in Python for scripting, automation, and system management.
• Containerization & Orchestration: In-depth knowledge of container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes (K8S). Experience with other cluster management tools like Slurm is a plus.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with tools like Helm, Terraform, and Ansible to manage infrastructure scalable and automatedly.
• Container Technologies: Strong working knowledge of Docker, Podman, or other containerization systems to enable efficient and consistent deployment.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Experience working with CI/CD tools, especially GitLab (preferred), GitHub, or Git, to ensure smooth and rapid delivery cycles.
• Monitoring & Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack to provide comprehensive insights into system performance and health.
• Relational Databases: Understanding relational databases, their performance tuning, and management in distributed systems.
• Agile Development: Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, focusing on continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Cloud Experience: Exposure to cloud technologies such as AWS or Google Cloud (GCP) is a strong plus.
• Collaboration & Communication: A team-first attitude with excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, able to work collaboratively with peers across the organization.

Type of work: Remote, full-time, hybrid.

English: B2 (Upper-Intermediate).