Manager of Software, DevOps Engineer

We’re seeking a Lead Software Engineer to help build and support scalable, cloud-native trading platforms in a fast-paced enterprise environment. This U.S.-based contract role is ideal for an experienced engineer with expertise in AWS, Platform Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, and observability who enjoys solving complex technical challenges.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who wants to drive automation, improve platform reliability, and mentor engineers while shaping modern engineering practices. If you’re passionate about cloud infrastructure, developer productivity, and building resilient systems, you’ll have a significant impact on both the platform and the team.

• 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE
• Strong experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, Bitbucket)
• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven applications
• Spring Framework and messaging technologies (Kafka or ActiveMQ)
• Monitoring, observability, and production support (Grafana, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, OpenTelemetry)
• PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Desired Skills & Experience

• Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS
• Microservices architecture
• React exposure
• Financial services or trading systems experience
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience