Cloud Dev/ Ops Engineer

Company Overview

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1970. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view in a wide range of strategies and asset classes, including public and private equity and credit, fixed income, foreign exchange, and alternative assets. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

Team Overview:

Reports To: Head of Platform Engineering

Other Key Relationships: Cybersecurity analysts, Software Development engineers

Job Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will have the chance to contribute significantly to our firm’s cloud and automation strategy, influencing design and implementation within a hybrid multi-cloud environment. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to enhance and maintain our DevOps infrastructure across AWS (Amazon Web Services), Azure, and other platforms, driving efficiency and innovation throughout the organization.

Major Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Development:

• Design, build, and enhance capabilities within SFM’s DevOps infrastructure, focusing on AWS, Azure, and hybrid multi-cloud environments.

DevOps Strategy and Practices:

• Act as a key advocate for the firm’s DevOps strategy, building relationships with business and technology partners to drive innovation.
• Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across various environments, enhancing the quality and speed of code deployments.
• Develop and implement best practices, standards, and supporting technologies to enable engineering teams and improve their efficiency.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with software engineering and product teams to understand requirements, assess impacts, and deliver solutions that align with business goals.

Developer Experience:

• Enhance and streamline the developer experience by facilitating autonomy, standardization, and the adoption of best practices across the organization.

Best Practices:

• Lead the adoption of DevOps and software development best practices with a subject matter expert mentality, ensuring high standards across the organization.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation for all developed processes and infrastructure components.
• Automate and optimize infrastructure and application deployments through scripting and coding in languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Terraform.

What We Value:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Cloud Platforms:

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Snowflake, with a solid understanding of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS in hybrid environments.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure or server-side development, with a fundamental understanding of containerization and Kubernetes.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in programming languages like PowerShell and Python, with experience in DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Octopus, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, Git Actions) and configuration management.
• Expertise in automation scripting, infrastructure as code (IaC), and immutable infrastructure using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Familiarity with observability frameworks (DataDog, OpenSearch, and LogicMonitor).
• Familiarity with networking, storage, and database concepts.

Communication:

• Ability to craft clear, effective communications for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, ability to multitask, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in writing scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, and experience with technologies like Docker, Lambda functions, and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Packer, Git, and Jira is considered a plus.
• Integration with JIRA and GitHub is a plus
• Experience in designing, developing, and implementing ETL/ELT processes using Snowflake and related technologies.

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

Integrity // Teamwork // Smart risk-taking // Owner’s Mindset // Humility