Manager, Cloud

As Manager, Cloud at DRW, you will define the strategy, vision, and direction for the firm's multi-cloud environment, overseeing architecture, design, implementation, optimization, and support while leading a high-performing team of cloud engineers. You ensure cloud infrastructure is secure, highly available, and optimized to deliver the performance, scalability, and reliability DRW's continued growth demands.

What you'll do

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of DRW's cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and Snowflake, along with associated hybrid and on-premises dependencies, applying best practices for performance, security, and availability.
• Own the cloud roadmap and workplan, setting strategic priorities that meet business needs while promoting scalability, sustainability, and innovation.
• Mentor, grow, and lead a collaborative, high-performing engineering team, including hiring, performance reviews, career development, day-to-day guidance, and holding the team accountable for delivery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal customer teams, delivering cloud solutions that meet their requirements and optimize operational costs.
• Work closely with security, networking, and other technology groups to engineer resilient cloud connectivity and ensure seamless integration across environments.
• Establish proactive observability, monitoring, and alerting, and act as the escalation point for complex production issues. Maintain operational work tracking.

What you bring

• 10+ years of technical experience engineering and administering production cloud environments in multi-cloud and hybrid settings, with strong AWS experience and exposure to one or more of Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and Snowflake.
• 4+ years of experience managing and leading a team of cloud engineers, including performance reviews, mentoring, and workload management.
• Ability to combine strong strategic vision with technical leadership to drive platform evolution.
• A proven track record of delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud solutions in mission-critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, cloud security fundamentals, and infrastructure as code, including Terraform, Python, CI/CD, and Git.
• A service-first approach, delivering highly reliable, utility-grade cloud infrastructure with clear cost visibility and FinOps practices.
• Effective collaboration with peer engineering teams to improve velocity, reliability, and efficiency.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation supporting production cloud environments.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in financial services or trading environments.

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $225,000 to $275,000 depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set.
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with discretionary employer match, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

About DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over three decades of experience, headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. The firm trades a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets, and has expanded into real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.