Service Reliability Engineering Technical Lead

As a Service Reliability Engineering Technical Lead at DRW, you own and improve infrastructure, processes, and standards for DRW's Kubernetes platform. You work closely with trading desks and enterprise application teams to ensure the performance and reliability of a large platform: hundreds of clusters, thousands of nodes, and dozens of components. You are responsible for key architectural decisions, setting engineering standards, prioritizing technical work, and identifying and eliminating risks and technical debt.

What you'll do

• Own and improve infrastructure, processes, and standards for DRW's Kubernetes platform
• Work with different business units to ensure successful onboarding and deployment of applications into DRW's Kubernetes platform
• Promote DRW's Kubernetes platform through demos, lightning talks, and presentations
• Relentlessly automate repetitive manual tasks
• Provide exceptional customer service to platform users
• Coach engineers on best practices, help solve complex problems, and set a high standard for operational and technical excellence

What you bring

• Multiple years of Kubernetes administration experience
• Deep knowledge of networking, storage, and containerization fundamentals
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform
• A service-focused attitude: you ask questions and focus on getting the right resources and solutions to people instead of rigid boundaries
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; you can work across teams and have evidence-based discussions on technical and operational topics
• You lead by example and cultivate technical excellence and soft skills in your team members

Nice to have

• Experience with common Kubernetes operators such as Flux, Fluentbit, Fluentd, and Prometheus
• Experience administering on-premise infrastructure
• Experience developing, deploying, and supporting full stack web applications
• Experience with multiple programming languages in both greenfield development and legacy maintenance

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $250,000 to $300,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
• Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
• 401k 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 30 years of experience, headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. The company 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. DRW operates with its own capital and trading at its own risk, valuing autonomy, integrity, innovation, and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities.