DevOps Engineer

Constructors, Inc.
Houston, TX, United States
10 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Algorithmic Trading Data Analysis C Sharp (Programming Language) Data Files Software Debugging DevOps Middleware Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) Enterprise Messaging Systems Multicasting Network Protocols
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Windows PowerShell Reliability Engineering Server Administration Software Deployment SQL Databases Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Scripting Digital Access Carrier System Technical Debt Data Management Programming Languages

Job description

As DevOps Engineer , you will be a hands-on Engineer and be a member of a small high performing, team responsible for global derivatives trading production environments. Your work will be driven both by product teams but also engineering team backlogs of improvements and tech debt. Your work will include:

  • Ensure proactive management of critical end-to-end workflows, continuously improving stability and resilience through close collaboration with delivery and infrastructure teams
  • Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support, and technical business users.
  • Serve as an subject matter expert for trading systems initiatives.
  • Hands-on experience in supporting scalable algorithmic trading technology in a compliant and flexible way.
  • Experience of Algo regulation, audit and compliance & RTS6) is highly desirable
  • Being part of the on-call rota working as part of a global team development engineers

Requirements

  • Solid track record in application deployment best practices
  • 10 years+ experience with Front Office application support and vendor management
  • Rapid incident response to maintain continuous trading operations, turning quick fixes into robust, scalable solutions
  • Proactive system monitoring and troubleshooting, owning reliability improvements and ensuring their successful delivery
  • Understanding of trading lifecycle, including order capture & execution, allocation workflow, settlement, and compliance requirements
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and propose innovative solutions.
  • Must have strong technical skills in scripting, Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL or other programming languages
  • 8 years+ solid relevant FIX Engineering experience
  • Proven experience with exchange and vendor certification
  • Knowledge of Third Party Networks and EMS/OMS software vendors. (e.g., TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, TradingScreen)
  • Experience in messaging systems, and experience debugging network protocols such as TCP, multicast, would be highly regarded.
  • [8 years+ operational experience in supporting market data distribution platforms such as, Real Time Distribution Systems (RTDS) knowledge for DACS, ADH & ADS components]
  • [Knowledge of Multicast data traffic management, arbitration and message queueing]
  • [5 years+ operational experience in supporting time series frameworks such as kdb, shakti]

What We Need From You Required Industry Knowledge:

  • Understanding of all major global futures exchanges
  • Knowledge of full exchange-traded derivatives trade lifecycle
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Commodity Trading & Capital Markets / Investment Banks - to bring credible externalization of mindset and approach and ensure we are cost: value competitive
  • Knowledge of market data providers (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, etc.) and liquidity aggregation platforms.
  • [Minimum of 8 years of knowledge of Realtime Market Data distribution platforms, individual Feedhandlers and Enterprise level realtime consolidated feeds
  • [Minimum of 8 years of knowledge of timeseries analytic frameworks include kdb, shakti or similar technologies]

Soft Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills to interact with traders, developers, and stakeholders.
  • Thrives in high-pressure situations while working alongside traders, developers and other engineering teams
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and flexible with a positive attitude
  • Ability to work under demanding deadlines with changing priorities in a trading room environment, Administrative Skills, Algorithms, Analysis Skills, Capital Markets, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Sets, Derivatives, DevOps, Engineering, Futures, Identify Issues, Incident Response, Investment Services, Liquidity, Messaging Middleware, Messaging Technology, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Multicast, Network Debugging, Network Protocols, On Call, Operational Support, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Professional Services, Programming Languages, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reliability Engineering, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Administration, TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), Team Building, Team Player, Technical Support, Time Management, Trading Systems, Trading/Stockbroking, United States Citizen, Vasopressin, Vendor/Supplier Management, Windows PowerShell

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