Devops Engineer Trading

Job Title:

Devops Engineer With Trading Experience

Location:

Houston, TX/hybrid role Duration:
Long Term Contract About Vlink-

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies.

VLink is ‘Great Place to Work? Certified™' and has been a consistent winner as
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. Trust, collaboration
, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink’s work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth

• We're growing rapidly and are looking for a Devops Engineer responsible for analyzing business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness .This role involves working closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and translating them into actionable requirements.

• The role centers on engineering, operating, and improving real time market data and trading workflow platforms that support global derivatives trading. It requires deep industry experience, strong technical capability, and the ability to operate in mission critical production environments. The engineer works as part of a small, high performing global team responsible for ensuring stability, resilience, and continuous improvement across trading systems, market data distribution, and time series analytics.
• This role is based out of Houston and is three days onsite (Hybrid role).

• Own the reliability and performance of end to end derivatives trading workflows, driving proactive improvements across infrastructure and application layers
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues spanning development teams, support groups, and technical business users
• Act as a subject matter expert for trading system initiatives, market data platforms, and exchange connectivity workflows
• Support scalable algorithmic trading environments with a strong focus on compliance, auditability, and regulatory requirements
• Participate in a global on call rotation, ensuring uninterrupted trading operations across time zones

• Deep understanding of major global futures exchanges and the full exchange traded derivatives lifecycle
• Minimum 8 years in commodity trading, capital markets, or investment bank environments
• Strong knowledge of market data providers and liquidity aggregation platforms
• Extensive experience with real time market data distribution platforms, feed handlers, and enterprise consolidated feeds
• Long term experience with time series analytics frameworks such as kdb or shakti

• Proven ability to deploy, operate, and improve production trading systems
• 10+ years supporting front office applications and managing vendor relationships
• Rapid incident response capability with a focus on turning tactical fixes into durable solutions
• Strong monitoring, troubleshooting, and reliability engineering mindset
• Understanding of order capture, execution, allocation, settlement, and compliance workflows
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with complex data sets
• Proficiency in Python, Power Shell, C#, SQL, or similar languages
• 8+ years of FIX engineering experience, including exchange and vendor certification
• Familiarity with EMS/OMS platforms such as TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, Trading Screen
• Experience with messaging systems and debugging TCP, multicast, and related network protocols
• Operational experience with RTDS components (DACS, ADH, ADS) and multicast data traffic management
• Hands on support of time series platforms such as kdb or shakti

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Applicant information will be handled in accordance with VLink's privacy policy.