Platform Architect - schonfeld : Job Details

The RoleWe are seeking a proactive and self-motivated Platform Architect to join our platform engineering team. This team is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure platform and ensuring its high availability and scalability. Our objective is to provide a reliable, easy-to-use, fully automated platform that allows our developers and quant teams to quickly get up and running without worrying about infrastructure. The ideal candidate should be a strong learner, willing to take initiatives, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.What you'll do

• Infrastructure Management: Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IAC) principles.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management processes. We believe all infrastructure and tools we provide should be self-service and highly maintainable at scale.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless application deployments and ongoing uptime.
• Contribute and lead efforts to continuously improve the platform reliability, security, and cost optimization.
• On-call Duties: Participate in L3 on-call rotations and incident response processes.
• Mentor and upskill team members on cloud-native technologies and best practices.

What you'll bringWhat you need:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience in managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure.
• Strong coding skills in at least one language, ideally Golang or Python, but open to other OO languages.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Extensive experience with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure) and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines leveraging DevOps practices.
• Extensive experience with IaC and cloud provisioning tools.
• Excellent cultural fit and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with Portfolio managers

We'd love if you had:

• A track record of successfully managing cloud infrastructure and delivering high-quality solutions.
• Passionate about cloud-native technologies and has a strong desire to learn and grow.
• Has a deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices.
• Is adept at translating complex requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Is committed to driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Who we areSchonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager investment platform that harnesses the transformative power of people to perform in all market environments. Our dynamic culture inspires better outcomes for our team, our investors, and our partners. We aim to consistently deliver risk-adjusted returns, with people driving performance.We specialize in four core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. We capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets, drawing from a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.We invest through internal portfolio managers and external partner funds, pursuing alignment among investors, investment professionals, and the firm. Our footprint spans 7 countries and 19 offices.Our CultureTalent is our strategy. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative, and encourage ideas-at all levels-to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning & educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact.We foster a sense of belonging among all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. Our employees value diversity across identity, thought, people and perspective which serves as the foundation of our culture. As a firm, we are committed to creating a hiring process that is fair, welcoming and supportive. The base pay for this role is expected to be between $180,000 - $250,000. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience. LI-DC1