Infrastructure Support Engineer - AWS

Qube Research & Technologies
Sydney, Australia
On-site

Who this role is best for

Infrastructure engineers with deep AWS expertise and strong troubleshooting skills will find this role in a quantitative investment firm in Sydney.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years of AWS experience and a background in cloud automation
    — “8+ years' experience as a Cloud Architect or Engineer with a strong focus on AWS technologies”
  • Individuals who can bridge infrastructure and quantitative teams through technical communication
    — “Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interpret and answer complex technical questions”
  • Professionals with hands-on container orchestration and DevOps experience
    — “Experience with containers and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)”

Things to consider

  • The role requires the ability to troubleshoot without much context, which may demand high adaptability and analytical depth
    — “Troubleshooting should be core to your skill set and will be extremely useful to have ability to dive into issues without much context and troubleshoot the way to resolution”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with both Windows and Linux OS administration
    — “Experience with working and troubleshooting with Windows and Linux OS administration”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with EKS, EC2, and VPC in your resume and interview stories
    — “In-depth knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and others”
  • Emphasize your ability to translate technical requirements into cloud solutions
    — “Collaborate with quantitative researchers, developers, and data scientists to understand their needs and translate them into scalable, flexible, and secure cloud solutions”
  • Showcase your automation work with Terraform and CloudFormation in your portfolio
    — “Develop automation scripts using Terraform, CloudFormation, and other tools to improve cloud management and efficiency”
  • Demonstrate your experience in continuous monitoring and cost optimization
    — “Work on continuous monitoring and optimizing performance and cost-effectiveness of cloud infrastructure”
  • Include examples of evaluating and recommending new cloud technologies
    — “Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve the reliability, scalability, and security of the company's cloud infrastructure”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design and implement AWS architectures
  • troubleshoot complex issues
  • collaborate with development teams
  • develop automation scripts
  • monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure
Typical background
8+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect or Engineer

Skills & requirements

Required

AWSCloud InfrastructureTroubleshootingAutomationScriptingConfiguration ManagementMonitoringPerformance TuningAgile MethodologiesSoftware Development ToolsWindows And Linux OS Administration

Preferred

AWS Certifications

Stack & domain

AWSEKSEC2S3LambdaRDSVPCIAMCloudwatchTerraformCloudformationPythonBashAnsibleDockerECSKubernetesMonitoringPerformance TuningAgile Software DevelopmentWindowsLinuxTroubleshootingCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingAWS Solutions ArchitectAWS Devops EngineerCloud InfrastructureQuantitative ResearchModelling Processes

About the role

Original posting from Qube Research & Technologies via Greenhouse

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors. 

As an Infrastructure Support Engineer (AWS), you will play a key role in designing, maintaining, and securing cloud infrastructure to support critical business operations. The team works closely with development teams, DevOps, and system administrators to ensure seamless cloud functionality. 

Your future role at QRT:

Design and implement custom AWS architectures to enhance the quantitative research and modelling processes of the desk 

Troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues related to AWS infrastructure. 

Collaborate with quantitative researchers, developers, and data scientists to understand their needs and translate them into scalable, flexible, and secure cloud solutions 

Design and implement custom AWS architectures to enhance the quantitative research and modelling processes of the desk 

Develop automation scripts using Terraform, CloudFormation, and other tools to improve cloud management and efficiency. 

Work on continuous monitoring and optimizing performance and cost-effectiveness of cloud infrastructure. 

Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve the reliability, scalability, and security of the company's cloud infrastructure 

Your present skillset: 

Troubleshooting should be core to your skill set and will be extremely useful to have ability to dive into issues without much context and troubleshoot the way to resolution. 

8+ years' experience as a Cloud Architect or Engineer with a strong focus on AWS technologies. 

In-depth knowledge of AWS services, including EKS, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and others 

Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash) 

Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform). 

Experience with containers and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, ECS, Kubernetes) 

Experience with monitoring and performance tuning in cloud environments. 

Familiarity with agile software development methodologies 

Experience debugging with software development tools. 

Experience with working and troubleshooting with Windows and Linux OS administration. 

The ability to duplicate specific software error or AWS configuration to define the cause. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interpret and answer complex technical questions, provide and ensure user follow-up and contribute to knowledge base content. 

Maintain patience and composure as you help end users through their issues. 

AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc) are a plus

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

Source: Qube Research & Technologies careers (Greenhouse)

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