Senior Systems – Infrastructure Engineer

ElectronX

Senior Systems & Infrastructure Engineer managing cloud infrastructure at ElectronX, a U.S.-regulated electricity derivatives market startup. Evolving platforms across cloud environments and security operations in a hybrid workspace.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $155,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudDNSFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, deploy, and maintain cloud environments across multiple tiers (development through production) using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Manage container orchestration platforms including cluster lifecycle, autoscaling, ingress, persistent storage, and workload isolation
Implement and enforce cloud organization policies, IAM, and network security controls
Apply FinOps principles to monitor cloud spend, identify waste, and drive cost optimization across environments
Administer centralized log management and SIEM platforms, including index management, ingestion pipelines, and query performance tuning
Build and maintain operational dashboards covering application health, platform latency, infrastructure status, and security events
Instrument log and metric ingestion from cloud services, network infrastructure, SaaS tools, and application tiers
Identify and resolve data quality issues in aggregated metrics and pre-computed summaries
Evaluate, administer, and integrate SaaS-based monitoring and APM platforms for full-stack infrastructure and application performance visibility
Operate endpoint detection and response (EDR) tooling across workstations and cloud workloads, including policy tuning, alert triage, and SIEM integration
Administer identity and access management (IAM/SSO) platforms: single sign-on, automated provisioning, MFA policies, and lifecycle automation for onboarding and offboarding
Enforce endpoint compliance via mobile device management (MDM) tooling, including configuration profiles and zero-touch provisioning
Support SOC 2 Type II evidence collection and continuous control monitoring
Manage zero-trust network overlays: access control policies, subnet routing, and log telemetry integration
Maintain DNS, TLS, and secure file transfer configurations for external connectivity
Manage and maintain modern enterprise firewalls and VPN solutions, including policy configuration, rule management, and ongoing optimization
Troubleshoot network issues across cloud virtual networks and hybrid connectivity
Participate in a shared on-call rotation of one week per month, providing support for production systems during exchange operating hours

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 to 8 years in systems or infrastructure engineering in a production environment
Deep experience with a major cloud provider (GCP or AWS) including compute, networking, IAM, and managed services
Container orchestration proficiency including workload management, RBAC, networking, and storage
Infrastructure-as-code experience using tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Hands-on experience with a centralized logging or SIEM platform including query development, dashboard authoring, and pipeline management
EDR platform administration including sensor deployment, policy management, and detection triage
IAM/SSO platform administration including app integrations, automated provisioning, and MFA enforcement
Experience managing enterprise firewalls and VPN solutions including policy configuration and rule management
Demonstrated experience leveraging generative AI tools to improve productivity, automate workflows, and solve operational problems
Comfort operating in a regulated financial services or fintech environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, vision and dental insurance
401(k) match
Supplemental health and disability insurance
Unlimited vacation
Parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud environmentsinfrastructure-as-codeTerraformAnsiblecontainer orchestrationFinOpslog managementSIEMendpoint detection and responseidentity and access management

Soft Skills

problem solvingcost optimizationdata quality managementpolicy enforcementcollaboration