DevOps Engineer
Posted 17 Aug 2026
Advertised as “DevOps Engineer (USA)”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
Compensation
No salary listed for this role.
Role speciality
DevOpsInfrastructureSite Reliability Engineering
Useful technologies
ELKGitLab CIGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheus
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to build, manage, and scale the automation, tooling, and delivery pipelines supporting our research and trading platforms. You will work closely with the Systems team to refine deployment workflows, maintain internal operational tools, and expand our capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Container Orchestration: Manage and optimize Kubernetes environments and workload deployments.
- CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and maintain deployment pipelines to support diverse technical workloads.
- Deployment & Configuration: Implement automated configuration strategies to standardize operational practices and improve delivery speed.
- Tooling & Enablement: Develop internal tools and automation that simplify infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and management.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Linux Systems Engineers and internal technical stakeholders to align delivery pipelines with operational goals.
- Operations & Best Practices: Maintain observability tooling (monitoring, logging) and author technical documentation to establish scalable best practices.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in a DevOps, Infrastructure, or SRE role within a Linux-centric environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes management and deployment strategies.
- Proven experience building and scaling CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI or similar tools).
- Proficiency with Linux system administration, shell scripting, and configuration-driven tooling.
- Familiarity with observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
- Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Preferred: Prior experience supporting quantitative research, trading platforms, or high-performance computing (HPC) environments.
Benefits
- Competitive salary plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
- Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment.
- PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your. dependents.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Weekly company meals
Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer