Cloud Engineer

The Role

We are seeking a highly qualified and talented Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering team. You will be embedded in our Cloud Data Platform team helping to support the infrastructure behind our new data platform that is re-envisioning our approach to data-processing, research and back-testing by using the cloud.

What You’ll Do

The Cloud Platform Engineer will build Infrastructure-as-a-Service hybrid cloud solutions. You will work with the Head of Cloud Data Platform and the Data Platform team to understand their infrastructure and computing needs and define an appropriate hybrid cloud platform architecture. You will help create entire application environments that can be easily automated or replicated. The Cloud Platform Engineer will help build serverless APIs, CI/CD pipelines for configuration management and do so keeping security in mind. The ideal candidate will have a strong DevOps mentality and be passionate about building elegant, cloud-native solutions.

What You Need

What you’ll bring

• Expertise with AWS.
• Experience with Python and boto3
• Knowledge of IAM policies, Cross-account permissions, S3 policies
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation
• Experience building end-to-end cloud solutions from design to implementation
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail
• Collaborative approach to problem-solving
  Strong ownership experience and a track record of delivering results

We’d Love If You Had

• Experience with Serverless/Event-Driven Architectures, AWS Batch, EC2, Lake Formation
• Experience with version control/Jenkins/Github Actions.
• Interest in Financial Markets
• Understanding of containers – Docker

Our culture

The firm’s ethos is embedded in our people. ‘Talent is our strategy’ is our mantra and drives how we approach all initiatives at the firm. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority.

Schonfeld strives to create an environment where our people can thrive. We foster a teamwork-oriented, collaborative environment where ideas at any level are encouraged and shared. The development and advancement of our talent is honed through interactions with each other, learning & educational offerings, and through opportunities to make impactful contributions. In our agile environment, engineers are expected to self-organize and collaborate on the best way to solve problems, and they are collectively responsible for the entire team’s delivery. Engineering teams are small and cross-functional, and value learning and knowledge sharing.

At Schonfeld, we strive to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. As a firm we are committed to creating a hiring process which is not only fair, but also welcoming and supportive. On a daily basis, our employees welcome diversity across identity, thought, people and views which serves as the foundation of our culture and success. You can learn more about our D&I initiatives here – Belonging @ Schonfeld .

Who We Are

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across four trading strategies; quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading and discretionary macro & fixed income. We have created a unique structure to provide global portfolio managers with autonomy, flexibility and support to best enable them to maximize the value of their businesses.

Over the last 30 years, Schonfeld has successfully capitalized on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We have developed and invested heavily in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics and continue to capitalize on new opportunities. In 2021 we launched our newest strategy, discretionary macro & fixed income as part of the continual growth of Schonfeld’s investible universe. Our portfolio exposure has expanded across the Americas, Europe and Asia as well as multiple asset classes and products.