Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

About the position

NFA is purpose-driven. We safeguard the integrity of the derivatives markets, protect investors and ensure that our Members meet their regulatory obligations. We take pride in our work; maintain a conviction to do the right thing; empower each other; and support our community. Envision your career in a place where performing critical regulatory work within the financial industry is as significant as the passionate and talented individuals with whom you work. When you join NFA as a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer, you'll join a high-performing team of dedicated professionals responsible for deploying cloud applications and infrastructure. Bring your analytical and innovative mindsets. Bring your technical know-how, problem solving and project management skills and an eye for detail. Beginning your first day and throughout your career, you'll utilize your critical thinking and decision-making skills to support our important regulatory mission.

Responsibilities

• Implement cloud infrastructure with a high degree of application availability, scalability and security.
• Develop automation scripts, pipelines and tools for continuous integration, delivery and deployment (CI/CD).
• Deploy applications consistently across primary and secondary environments.
• Maintain robust monitoring and logging solutions to track system performance, identify issues and ensure reliability.
• Implement security best practices, access controls and vulnerability management.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure and application performance with new tools and technologies.
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to provision, manage and maintain infrastructure and ensure consistency, scalability and repeatability across environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field
• Minimum of five years of Cloud DevOps experience
• Industry certification (e.g., Microsoft Certified) preferred
• Expertise with multiple cloud platforms
• In-depth knowledge of cloud security best practices
• Strong scripting skills in languages like Python, Bash or PowerShell for automation and system administration
• Experience with implementing and managing cloud infrastructure using IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Proficiency with using version control systems for code management
• Understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing services and firewalls
• Demonstrated ability to implement security controls at the infrastructure level
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.