Infrastructure Operations Specialist

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world.  We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. 

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets. 

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it’s how we do it.  DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus

Infrastructure Operations Specialist - Ergonia  

Ergonia is is an independent crypto asset trading firm funded by DRW focusing on DeFi markets. Leveraging DRW and Cumberland’s experience in crypto markets since 2014, Ergonia Ltd deploys innovative technology to pursue a range of trading strategies. We are looking to hire an Infrastructure Operations specialist for our London offices. 

Key Responsibilities

Ensure continuous operation of production server applications
Perform server administration tasks and troubleshoot issues as they arise
Manage and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting systems such as Splunk Telegraph/Prometheus, Grafana, and PagerDuty.
Manage our non-production trading data, services, and servers.
Oversee and optimize build and release cycles for our trading applications
Understand and manage our networking environment to optimize performance
Continuously improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and efficiency
Infrastructure automation via tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, etc.

Required Skills and Experience

Financial services background is key
5+ years of experience in infrastructure operations or similar roles
Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS strongly preferred )
Good knowledge of Linux systems administration
Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or similar
Familiarity with build and release processes, preferably in a trading environment
Good understanding of networking concepts and troubleshooting
Ability to script in languages such as Python, Bash, or similar

Key Personal Skills
Solid organisational skills with high attention to detail.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
What would make you stand out?
Experience in high-frequency trading or financial services industry
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience running any blockchain node(s)
Understanding of security best practices in infrastructure management
Experience with Github Actions
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design and development.
Solid understanding of modern software development practices, like CI/CD, service instrumentation, and multi-site software systems.

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