Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Senior Cloud Engineer
Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Senior Cloud Engineer – BAM
This hands‑on role within our Infrastructure & Platform Services team will give you the chance to make a lasting impact on BAM’s cloud implementation, strategy, and architecture design.
Responsibilities
Serve as a mentor and guide to cloud engineering team members.
Architect and manage BAM’s public cloud environment.
Partner with developers and stakeholders to understand requirements and recommend cloud solutions.
Work with infrastructure and platform teams to provide a consistent end‑user experience across on‑premise and cloud environments.
Write code (Python, Terraform, Puppet, etc.) to automate and optimize deployment of infrastructure and applications.
Develop self‑service capabilities that allow stakeholders to access cloud services quickly and efficiently.
Implement and support applications and systems running on BAM’s cloud environment.
Stay up to date with the latest cloud trends and champion adoption across the organization.
Provide the cloud platform as a product to others within the organization.
Participate in out‑of‑hours on‑call rotation and maintenance.
Core Tech Stack
Public cloud: AWS and Azure
Infrastructure Code: Terraform
Application Management: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
OS: Linux and Windows
Container Technologies: Containerd, Podman
Observability Tools: Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos, OpenTelemetry
Cultural Fit
Hungry to learn and grow.
Strong, efficient communicator.
Able to multi‑task and excel in a fast‑paced trading environment.
Problem solver; able to develop quick and sound solutions to complex problems.
Comfortable working in and leading an agile‑based team.
Technical Fit
7+ years of hands‑on experience architecting and implementing large‑scale, highly available services on public cloud (AWS preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field.
Expert knowledge of immutable infrastructure, automation and provisioning tools (AWS CloudFormation or Terraform).
Expert understanding of AWS products (EC2, S3, ALB/NLB, VPC, Lambda, RDS, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, Batch, IAM, SQS, SNS).
Strong to expert understanding of Kubernetes as a platform (cluster creation, management, security, deployment, Helm; experience with EKS, AKS, GKE).
Experience with cloud‑native security practices and tools.
Understanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization.
Strong knowledge of automation scripting (Python, Bash).
Strong knowledge of Linux administration (RHEL).
Operational understanding of networking concepts, architecture, and best practices.
Hands‑on experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman).
Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
Familiarity with source control (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, BitBucket, Azure Pipelines).
Analytical skills – troubleshoot and assess problems logically.
Detailed documentation skills – represent ideas, requirements, reference architecture in clear, concise, business‑friendly documents.
Public cloud architecture and strategy planning experience.
Bonus Points
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate.
Additional AWS, Azure, or GCP resource specialization.
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS).
Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible).
Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure management.
Experience with platform engineering practices.
Please apply even if you don’t meet all the listed skills. Let us know how you’re qualified.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a mentor and guide to cloud engineering team members.
Architect and manage BAM’s public cloud environment.
Partner with developers and stakeholders to understand requirements and recommend cloud solutions.
Work with infrastructure and platform teams to provide a consistent end‑user experience across on‑premise and cloud environments.
Write code (Python, Terraform, Puppet, etc.) to automate and optimize deployment of infrastructure and applications.
Develop self‑service capabilities that allow stakeholders to access cloud services quickly and efficiently.
Implement and support applications and systems running on BAM’s cloud environment.
Stay up to date with the latest cloud trends and champion adoption across the organization.
Provide the cloud platform as a product to others within the organization.
Participate in out‑of‑hours on‑call rotation and maintenance.
Core Tech Stack
Public cloud: AWS and Azure
Infrastructure Code: Terraform
Application Management: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
OS: Linux and Windows
Container Technologies: Containerd, Podman
Observability Tools: Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos, OpenTelemetry
Cultural Fit
Hungry to learn and grow.
Strong, efficient communicator.
Able to multi‑task and excel in a fast‑paced trading environment.
Problem solver; able to develop quick and sound solutions to complex problems.
Comfortable working in and leading an agile‑based team.
Technical Fit
7+ years of hands‑on experience architecting and implementing large‑scale, highly available services on public cloud (AWS preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field.
Expert knowledge of immutable infrastructure, automation and provisioning tools (AWS CloudFormation or Terraform).
Expert understanding of AWS products (EC2, S3, ALB/NLB, VPC, Lambda, RDS, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, Batch, IAM, SQS, SNS).
Strong to expert understanding of Kubernetes as a platform (cluster creation, management, security, deployment, Helm; experience with EKS, AKS, GKE).
Experience with cloud‑native security practices and tools.
Understanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization.
Strong knowledge of automation scripting (Python, Bash).
Strong knowledge of Linux administration (RHEL).
Operational understanding of networking concepts, architecture, and best practices.
Hands‑on experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman).
Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
Familiarity with source control (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, BitBucket, Azure Pipelines).
Analytical skills – troubleshoot and assess problems logically.
Detailed documentation skills – represent ideas, requirements, reference architecture in clear, concise, business‑friendly documents.
Public cloud architecture and strategy planning experience.
Bonus Points
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate.
Additional AWS, Azure, or GCP resource specialization.
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS).
Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible).
Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure management.
Experience with platform engineering practices.
Please apply even if you don’t meet all the listed skills. Let us know how you’re qualified.
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