Senior Cloud Engineer

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This exciting hands‑on role within our Infrastructure & Platform Services team will provide you with the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the firm’s cloud implementation, strategy, and architecture design. At BAM, you will have the chance to work with some of the smartest and most driven individuals in the industry.

As a Senior Cloud Engineer at BAM, you will

:Serve as a mentor and guide to Cloud Engineering team member

sPlay a key role in architecting and managing BAM’s public cloud environment

sPartner with developers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and provide recommendations for cloud solutions and strategies to address those need

sWork with Infrastructure & Platform teams to provide a consistent end user experience across BAM’s on‑premise and cloud environment

sWrite code: whether it’s Python, Terraform, Puppet, or something else, writing code to automate and optimize deployment of infrastructure and applications is a core part of this rol

eDevelop self‑service capabilities that allow stakeholders to access cloud services quickly and efficientl

yImplement and support applications and systems running on BAM’s cloud environmen

tStay up to date with the latest trends and offerings within the cloud computing space and act as a champion of cloud adoption across the organizatio

nProvide a platform as a product to others within the organization: we create and maintain a world‑class cloud and application platform, which we then operate and offer as a produc

tParticipate in out‑of‑hours on‑call rotation and maintenanc

Core Tech Stac

k:Public cloud: AWS and Azu

reInfrastructure Code: Terrafo

lmOS: Linux and Windo

CIObservability Tools: Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos, OpenTelemet

To be considered a good cultural fit, you must

terHungry to le

essA very strong and efficient communica

torAble to multi‑task and excel in a fast‑paced trading environm

entA problem solver; able to develop quick and sound solutions to complex probl

emsComfortable working in, and leading, an agile‑based t

To be considered a good technical fit, you must

ave:7+ years, hands‑on experience architecting and implementing large‑scale, highly available, services on public cloud (AWS prefer

red)A bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related f

ieldExpert knowledge of immutable infrastructure, infrastructure automation and provisioning tools, such as AWS CloudFormation or Terra

formExpert understanding of AWS products, including: EC2, S3, ALB/NLB, VPC, Lambda, RDS, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, Batch, IAM, SQS,

SNSStrong to Expert understanding of Kubernetes as a platform, including cluster creation from scratch, cluster management, security, deployment of applications, usage of Helm; experience with managed Kubernetes platforms, such as EKS, AKS, or GKE a

plusExperience with cloud‑native security practices and t

oolsUnderstanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimiza

tionStrong knowledge of automation scripting using Python and/or

BashStrong knowledge of Linux administration particularly RHEL‑based operating sys

temsStrong operational understanding of networking concepts, architecture, and best practices, especially as it relates to hybrid cloud integra

tionHands on experience working with container technologies (Docker, Pod

man)Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity plan

ningFamiliarity with source control systems (Git) as well as CI/CD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, BitBucket, Azure Pipeli

nes)Analytical skills – Ability to troubleshoot and logically assess problems and determine solut

ionsDetailed documentation skills – ability to represent ideas, requirements, reference architecture and problems in clear, concise, and business‑friendly docum

for:Public cloud architecture and strategy planning exper

ienceContributions to open‑source libraries, projects, or commun

itiesAWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Asso

ciateAny additional AWS, Azure, or GCP resource specializa

tionsKubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD,

CKS)Experience with configuration management tools such as An

sibleKnowledge of AI/ML infrastructure manag

ementExperience with platform engineering prac

Bonus points

for:Public cloud architecture and strategy planning exper

ienceContributions to open‑source libraries, projects, or commun

itiesAWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Asso

ciateAny additional AWS, Azure, or GCP resource specializa

tionsKubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD,

CKS)Experience with configuration management tools such as An

sibleKnowledge of AI/ML infrastructure manag

ementExperience with platform engineering prac

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Information Technology and Finance

Industries Financial Services, Capital Markets, and Investment Management

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