DevOps Engineer - Trading Systems

DevOps Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL (On-Site)

Compensation: $132,000 – $177,000 base + discretionary bonus

Job Code: JPC-518

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

Join a modern proprietary trading firm where DevOps work directly impacts real-time trading performance. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role supporting low-latency, high-availability systems in a fast-moving, highly collaborative environment.

You’ll work closely with software engineers, traders, and quantitative researchers to build, automate, and support the infrastructure that powers automated trading strategies across global derivatives markets.

The firm offers competitive compensation, strong benefits, daily catered lunch, and relocation support to Chicago—along with clear growth opportunities as the platform continues to scale.

The Role

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll own automation, tooling, and infrastructure across on-premises systems, co-located data centers, and containerized environments. Your work will focus on reliability, observability, and performance in production systems that operate under real-world trading constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with developers, traders, and quants to ensure the stability, performance, and availability of trading systems
• Design, build, and maintain automation for workflows, deployments, and system operations
• Develop tools to improve reliability, monitoring, and operational efficiency
• Troubleshoot complex issues across applications, operating systems, and networks in live production environments
• Deploy and manage applications using configuration management and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Support containerized workloads and deployments across on-prem and co-located environments
• Assist with database administration, monitoring, and performance tuning
• Implement and refine logging, metrics, and alerting for rapid detection and response
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Participate in on-call or rotation-based support during critical trading hours as needed

Qualifications

Required

• 2+ years of full-time professional experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or a similar high-performance role
• Strong troubleshooting skills across applications, operating systems, and networks in production environments
• Proficiency with Linux and Windows systems
• Solid scripting experience in one or more of the following: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ruby (or similar)
• Experience with containerization technologies and modern observability practices
• Familiarity with structured data formats such as JSON, XML, and Parquet
• Ability to manage shifting priorities and perform well under pressure
• Strong communication skills and attention to documentation and process

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work on-site in the Chicago office (remote is not available)
• Willingness to relocate to Chicago (relocation assistance provided)
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds when required

About Our Client

Our client is a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm building high-performance automated trading systems for global markets. Founded in 2011, the firm operates with minimal bureaucracy and a strong emphasis on curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. They hire engineers who are excited to push systems to new levels of speed, reliability, and scale—and who want real ownership over the platforms they build and support.