About the company
CAIS is the pioneer in democratizing access to and education about alternative investments and structured investment solutions for independent financial advisors, empowering them to engage and transact with leading asset managers on a massive scale through a wide variety of alternative investment products and technology solutions. CAIS provides financial advisors with access to a broad range of alternative investment strategies, including structured investments, hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and digital assets. CAIS also delivers industry-leading technology, operational efficiency, and world-class client service throughout the pre-trade, trade, and post-trade experience. CAIS supports over 50,000 advisors who oversee more than $6 trillion in network assets.
Job Summary
Key Responsibilities:
šDesign, build, and operate Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS, with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and security šTroubleshoot and resolve issues within the Kubernetes environment, including networking, workloads, and cluster operations šSupport the automation and maintenance of AWS infrastructure using infrastructure as code principles šImplement and manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and least-privilege access across clusters and supporting AWS services šCollaborate with developers and product teams to improve the efficiency and reliability of deployment workflows šContribute to the design and implementation of observability practices, ensuring systems are monitored effectively and meaningful metrics are captured to measure reliability and performance šParticipate in incident response and post-incident reviews to continuously enhance platform resilience and operational maturity šHelp define and implement best practices for platform engineering, including deployment standards, environment consistency, and operational excellence šBe open to learning and leveraging AI tools and techniques to improve platform reliability, automation, and efficiency
Required Technical Skills / Experience:
šStrong understanding of Kubernetes and hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting clusters in Amazon EKS šWorking knowledge of AWS core services such as IAM, S3, RDS, and networking fundamentals šExperience implementing infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar tools šFamiliarity with CI/CD concepts and tools, with GitHub Actions preferred šExperience administering artifact management systems such as Nexus, Artifactory, or equivalent šUnderstanding of observability principles including monitoring, logging, metrics, and tracing šSolid grasp of Git-based workflows and version control best practices šFoundational understanding of programming concepts; familiarity with languages used by CAIS developersāincluding Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript (React), and Pythonāis a plus šComfortable collaborating with developers and cross-functional teams to support deployment and platform needs
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