Infrastructure Engineer (DevOps Focus)

A rapidly expanding financial services organization is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to play a critical role in building and scaling its U.S. technology platform. This is an opportunity to join a small, highly collaborative team where you’ll have significant ownership over infrastructure architecture, automation, and operational excellence.

If you’re someone who enjoys building modern infrastructure from the ground up rather than maintaining legacy environments, this role offers the chance to make a measurable impact from day one.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and support cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Build scalable, secure, and highly available solutions supporting business-critical systems
• Automate infrastructure deployment and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to improve application delivery and reliability
• Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions across the infrastructure estate
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, risk, and compliance teams on platform initiatives
• Manage networking, connectivity, security controls, and cloud services
• Drive infrastructure modernization through automation and engineering best practices

• Strong Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or DevOps background
• Deep cloud expertise, including architecture, deployment, and operational management
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools
• CI/CD pipeline design and administration
• Monitoring and observability experience
• Scripting and automation using Python and/or Bash
• Strong networking fundamentals

Preferred Experience

• Background within financial services, capital markets, trading, or other regulated environments
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Familiarity with enterprise networking and security technologies
• Hands-on experience with containerization, automation, and cloud-native services
• Exposure to AI-assisted development and engineering productivity tools
• Passion for automating processes rather than relying on manual administration

• Competitive base salary
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Strong retirement and benefits package
• Onsite role in New York City with flexibility based on business needs

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

In addition to base pay, direct-hire employees may be eligible for client offered benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, and paid leave where required by applicable law. Eligibility may vary based on factors such as location and hire date and is subject to change.