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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Equities Technology DevOps / Platform Engineer - **Company:** Jefferies Financial Group Inc. - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $250,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Memcached, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Redis, Prometheus, Datadog, Data Logging, Business Intelligence Development Studio, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Tools for Reporting, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9da88a3f-6998-4841-8a5f-3531e72d30fb ## About the Role The DevOps / Platform Engineering role requires an experienced senior-level engineer with a proven track record of building scalable, high-performance cloud infrastructure and deployment systems. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for modern DevOps practices and be familiar with recent trends in cloud, containers, and automation. We're looking for someone who works well within a team but is fully capable of independently delivering solutions of significant scope and complexity. Excellent analytical skills and the ability to work quickly and effectively under time pressure are expected., * 5 or more years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE experience in high-intensity production environments * Strong expertise with AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.) * Deep experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and Docker * Strong CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.) * Experience building or supporting ETL pipelines, data orchestration, or cloud data movement workflows * Hands-on experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch) * Strong proficiency with automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) * Comfort working alongside teams developing in Java * Linux/Unix OS experience Strong pluses: * Prior experience migrating on-prem systems to AWS * Experience supporting BI / analytics tooling or large-scale reporting platforms * Strong networking fundamentals and familiarity with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka) * Experience with in-memory datastores (Redis, Memcached) * Financial services experience, particularly in equities, trading, or market data systems * Working experience on Snowflake Platform Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $200,000 - $250,000. ## Description * Supporting a major initiative to migrate a legacy on-prem equities system to AWS * Designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure, including compute, networking, IAM, and data services * Developing CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, and deployment workflows * Containerizing applications and managing Kubernetes (EKS) clusters and Docker image pipelines * Implementing ETL infrastructure and data movement workflows to support the cloud migration * Building foundational systems for future BI tooling on top of cloud-based databases * Implementing and maintaining observability tooling (monitoring, logging, alerting) to ensure system reliability * Partnering closely with Java development teams to enhance deployment performance and cloud readiness * Day-to-day support and troubleshooting of platform infrastructure and deployment pipelines ## Related Videos - [Enterprise-Cloud-Native - Fast-Paced Development & Deployment in a Highly Secure Banking Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/671-enterprise-cloud-native-fast-paced-development-deployment-in-a-highly-secure-banking-environment) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [React Developer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/198-react-developer-salary-2023) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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