Senior Virtualization Engineer
DRWAbout the Role
The Virtualization team provides scalable on-premises compute for DRW's trading desks, data scientists, and enterprise application teams. The team aims to enable others to stay focused on business goals by providing simple, scalable solutions with off-the-shelf tools and focused engineering.
As a Senior Engineer, you will help guide the design and implementation of a new OpenStack-based virtualization platform, driving key architectural decisions, setting engineering standards, identifying and eliminating risks, and ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency.
- Own and improve infrastructure, processes, and standards for DRW's Virtualization platform.
- Relentlessly automate repetitive manual tasks.
- Design, implement, and manage OpenStack clouds, including deployment, configuration, and maintenance of OpenStack components.
- Diagnose and rectify complex problems involving multiple teams related to OpenStack, including compute, storage, and networking issues.
- Provide exceptional customer service to the platform's users.
- Coach engineers on best practices, help investigate outages, and set a high standard for operational and technical excellence.
- Troubleshoot and resolve critical production issues in a high-intensity trading environment as part of an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Expert level proficiency in administration of OpenStack
- Deep knowledge of networking, storage, Linux, and virtualization fundamentals
- Proficiency with industry-standard IAC tooling (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
- Scripting/Coding experience in multiple languages (e.g. Python, Golang, Bash)
- Experience maintaining/deploying/configuring server hardware and deploying virtual machines
- A service focused attitude: you ask questions and focus on getting the right resources and solutions to people instead of rigid boundaries
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- You can work across teams and have evidence-based discussions on technical and operational topics
- You enjoy leading by example
- You cultivate technical excellence and soft skills in your team members
- Experience with VMWare ESXi
- Experience with Containerization / Kubernetes
- Experience administering on-premise infrastructure
- Experience developing, deploying, and supporting full stack web applications
- Experience with multiple programming languages in both greenfield development and legacy maintenance
What You'll Get
- $220k–$280k base salary
- Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
- 401k (with discretionary employer match)
- Short and long-term disability
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts