Cloud Platform Engineer

The Role

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Platform team. This team is responsible for governing and managing our company's AWS footprint as well as operating critical systems such as SCM, CI/CD and other self-hosted solutions that enable our teams to be more productive. In addition, the team is the driving force behind the company’s containerization strategy which spans from OnPrem, Hybrid all the way to AWS. We operate and build the foundation that enable our teams to build critical, low-latency trading applications which move billions of dollars each day.

In essence, our focus is on building a secure, reliable and global platform which follows good SRE patterns. You should be passionate about technology, platform engineering, quality, and innovatively addressing business problems. You will work with the team to collaborate on solutions that will impact every engineer at MarketAxess by setting standards, building best practices, automation and ensuring operational excellence of existing and new systems.

We embrace a culture of collaboration and experimentation while striving and encouraging all team members to focus on continuous improvement and learning. We openly welcome diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions and prior ways of working. Otherwise, how do we innovate, learn and grow as a team and individuals?  

How You'll Help Take Us There

• Develop and scale engineering best practices across the organization through automation, auditability, automated testing, infrastructure and policy as code
• Deliver the tooling and capabilities needed to enable application engineers to develop software according to our cloud first strategy
• Integrate and operate observability products that support compliance requirements and enable engineers to better understand the state of their services and apps in production
• Provide automated & developer-friendly cloud onboarding, account vending and management
• Ensure least privileged access to our cloud platforms to enable a zero-trust environment
• Partner and collaborate with IT Infrastructure, Networking, Security, Application, and Data Engineering teams
• Utilize Enterprise Architecture and Solutions Architecture patterns to develop a robust & scalable Cloud and DevOps platform which creates low friction for adoption and continuous improvement
• Focus on improving the user experience towards or cloud team and iteratively working towards higher degrees of usability and automation
• Relentlessly obsess over how we build, enhance and maintain the trust of the platform users
• Collaborate with Product and Program Managers to maximize the value we deliver to the firm's technology organization
• Enhancing our platform capabilities such as Kubernetes as a Service, multi-region and SRE capabilities

What We’re Looking for  

• 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, deploying, and automating infrastructure & platform services in Public Clouds (AWS preferred, GCP, and Azure) using Infrastructure as Code
• 3+ years of software development experience, with 2 years in Cloud and/or DevOps roles
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Familiarity with GitOps, Automation and DevSecOps Pipeline tools like Ansible, Maven, Gradle, Terraform, and CloudFormation
• Comprehensive understanding of CI/CD and experience with building and deploying pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions
• Real world experience with distributed systems, especially containers and Kubernetes; ideally experience with both cloud and/or on-premises Kubernetes deployments
• Exposure to managing a multi-account AWS Organization and leveraging SSO, IAM, networking (VPC) and policy based RBAC
• Strong knowledge in at least one language: Java, C#, Python, JavaScript
• Advanced level of Linux OS understanding and scripting skills
• Strong knowledge and experience with service-oriented architecture and event streaming (e.g., Confluent / Kafka) and caching platforms (e.g., Redis)
• Understanding of Agile software development practices and operational excellence
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
• Experience with self-hosting and/or managing systems like Bitbucket, Github, Gitlab, HashiCorp Vault, DataDog, Sonarqube 
• Exceptional problem resolution skills
• Analytical mindset to solve technical challenges
• Strong written, verbal, and team communications skills
• Ability to collaborate with team members and colleagues across the organization globally

What You Can Expect from Us

• Hybrid Environment: Our employees enjoy a mix of working in the office and from home
• Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
• Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
• 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $10K
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
• Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
• Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
• Tuition Assistance and Professional Training: Benefit from on-demand learning, boot camps, and opportunities to attend conferences
• Core benefits: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs

For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $110,000 USD to $165,000 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.

MarketAxess Corporation and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the location in which the candidate is applying.

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.