Senior DevOps Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Hong Kong.

📋 Description

• Ensure the efficiency and dependability of mission-critical trading infrastructure by proactively identifying and addressing bottlenecks across all layers: compute, network, storage, and application.

• Support, operate, and continuously enhance highly available, low-latency systems under global trading loads, with a strong emphasis on automation and enabling self-service for internal teams.

• Engage in a daytime rotational on-call schedule, managing real-time operational incidents, performing root cause analysis, and implementing long-term preventive measures.

• Utilize metrics and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.) to identify anomalies, monitor performance patterns, and assist in incident response.

• Construct, manage, and scale infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and configuration management tools such as Ansible.

• Collaborate closely with trading, engineering, and security teams to ensure infrastructure enhancements align with application requirements.

• Implement robust security practices, including IAM, threat detection, and secure CI/CD pipelines, to support high-trust production environments.

• Employ low-level optimization strategies to enhance throughput, decrease latency, and boost system efficiency across various environments.

• Collaborate effectively with developers, traders, and other personnel to achieve the firm’s objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in DevOps/SRE roles concentrating on high-performance, production-grade systems.

• Proficient in Linux administration and experienced in managing AWS cloud infrastructure.

• Expertise with containerized workloads (Kubernetes is essential).

• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash; knowledge of Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript is advantageous.

• Practical experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana) and production incident response.

• Hands-on experience with AWS (essential), as well as Google Cloud and Azure (desirable).

• Familiarity with automation and IaC tools; Ansible and Terraform are essential.

• Understanding of performance engineering at both the system and network levels, including tuning, profiling, and capacity planning.

• Knowledge of cloud networking, security best practices, IAM, and SIEM tools.

• While not mandatory, experience in or a strong interest in cryptocurrency and finance is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation

• Flexible working environment

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth