TradeStation · 20 hours ago
Sr. Solutions Architect, Cloud Native
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expTradeStation is an online brokerage firm focused on delivering an ultimate trading experience for active traders and institutions. They are seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead their internal Kubernetes platform team, combining technical leadership with team management responsibilities to enhance their cloud-native technologies and infrastructure.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Lead and manage the Kubernetes platform team, including hiring, performance management, and career development
Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture and mentor platform engineers through code reviews and architecture discussions
Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize platform roadmap and communicate progress
Architect and evolve TradeStation's Kubernetes platform strategy, including multi-region patterns, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud deployments
Design and implement platform services including service mesh (Cilium), GitOps (ArgoCD), observability (Datadog), and security controls
Build templates, operators, and self-service tooling that accelerate development teams while maintaining compliance guardrails
Drive infrastructure-as-code adoption (Terraform) and evaluate build-vs-buy decisions for platform capabilities
Ensure platform meets financial services SLAs including 99.99% uptime during market hours
Define runbooks, incident response procedures, and disaster recovery playbooks; proactively mitigate architectural risks
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate platform engineering and integrate AI tooling into CI/CD and operational workflows
Qualification
Required
Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge – control plane internals, scheduler, CNI (Cilium), CRDs, and multi-cluster/multi-region operations
Deep AWS experience (EKS, VPC, IAM) with infrastructure-as-code proficiency (Terraform)
Hands-on experience with GitOps (ArgoCD), service mesh, and policy engines (OPA/Gatekeeper)
Strong programming skills (Python, Go, or similar) for platform tooling and automation
Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Familiarity with developer portal concepts (Backstage) and platform engineering practices
Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Demonstrated leadership skills with experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
Excellent communication skills – ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
5+ years hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
5+ years hands-on experience with AWS or other major cloud providers
3+ years experience in a progressive technical leadership role (team lead, tech lead, or similar)
Preferred
Experience with financial services or trading systems
Experience with on-premises Kubernetes and hybrid cloud architectures
Prior experience managing or building platform/infrastructure teams
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
Benefits
Collaborative work environment
Yearly bonus
Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible working environment
TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials
Company
TradeStation
Welcome to the home of those who were born to trade! We empower natural-born traders to hone their strategies with an advanced platform & brokerage services.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Bartleman
Chief Executive Officer, TradeStation Crypto, Inc.
Michael Fisch
Chief Technology Officer
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