Kubernetes Engineer (Chicago)
fintal partnersChicago (IL)
Kubernetes Engineer (Chicago)
Posted today
fintal partnersChicago (IL)
SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
We're partnering with an established quantitative trading firm hiring an engineer to help build and improve its internal Kubernetes platform. The team develops the infrastructure and tooling that engineering teams rely on to deploy and run critical applications. You'll take ownership of production clusters, automate platform operations, and make it easier for developers to deliver reliable software in an on-premises environment.
What you'll do:
- Build, operate, and scale Kubernetes clusters across on-premises infrastructure
- Develop automation for provisioning, application deployment, and cluster maintenance
- Work with developers to improve CI/CD pipelines and simplify deployment workflows
- Investigate performance and reliability issues across containers, networking, and storage
- Strengthen monitoring and alerting to identify problems early and improve platform visibility
- Manage cluster upgrades, recovery procedures, and backup processes
- Improve platform security through access controls, network policies, and secrets management
- Looking for:3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes experience, ideally including on-premises environments
- Strong understanding of containers and production infrastructure
- Experience automating infrastructure tasks using Python, Bash, or similar languages
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and application deployment processes
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes networking, storage, and security
- Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues and drive improvements through to completion
- Strong communication skills and experience partnering with software engineering teams
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