Cloud Platform Engineer

Company Overview

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) is a global financial services company headquartered in Greenwich, CT, USA, with offices in over 15 countries. We have been at the forefront of financial innovation for over four decades, known for our cutting-edge technology and client commitment.

IBKR affiliates provide global electronic brokerage services around the clock on stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds to clients in over 200 countries and territories. We serve individual investors and institutions, including financial advisors, hedge funds and introducing brokers. Our advanced technology, competitive pricing, and global market help our clients to make the most of their investments.

Barron's has recognized Interactive Brokers as the #1 online broker for six consecutive years. Join our dynamic, multi-national team and be a part of a company that simplifies and enhances financial opportunities using state-of-the-art technology.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Operations team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain our advanced cloud platform that powers critical business applications and services. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies including AWS services, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Data Lake and AI/ML integrations to deliver a reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance our expansive IAAS codebase (HCL, Python).
• Enhance and troubleshoot CI/CD workflows (Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus).
• Administer and scale Kubernetes clusters for containerized applications.
• Implement and support systems built on AWS Bedrock with RAG.
• Engineer Network, Security, IAM, integrations with cloud resources.
• Engineer Platform Reliability (Observability, Scaling, Capacity).
• Collaborate with Development, Security, and Operations teams to solve complex challenges.
• Document platform capabilities and create self-service resources for internal users.

Requirements

• Terraform Certified (Authoring and Operations).
• AWS Certifications for (Cloud Engineer/Devops Data Engineer/Solution Architect).
• Kubernetes Certification (CKA).
• 5+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering, with significant AWS focus.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools, particularly Terraform/HCL.
• Advanced Python programming skills for automation and tooling.
• Expertise in engineering Docker containers.
• Kubernetes administration and deployment expertise.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, EMR, etc.)
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in collaborative environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing Data Lake in AWS.
• Experience implementing AI/ML platforms, particularly with AWS Bedrock
• Background in enterprise-scale cloud migrations or implementations
• Security engineering experience in cloud environments
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities

Company Benefits & Perks: 

• Competitive salary package.
• Performance-based annual bonus (cash and stocks).
• Hybrid working model (3 days office/week).
• Group Medical & Life Insurance.
• Modern offices with free amenities & fully stocked cafeterias.
• Monthly food card & company-paid snacks.
• Hardship/shift allowance with company-provided pickup & drop facility*
• Attractive employee referral bonus.
• Frequent company-sponsored team-building events and outings.

* Depending upon the shifts.

**The benefits package is subject to change at the management's discretion.