Cloud Architect; Trading

Cloud Architect (Trading) – Keyrock About Keyrock

Since our beginnings in 2017, we’ve grown to be a leading change‑maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world, from 42 nationalities, hailing from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels, Singapore, and Paris, hosting regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges with services spanning market making, options trading, high‑frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.

We are pioneers in adopting Rust for our algorithmic trading and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program, inject liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols, and advance the industry's progress with research and governance initiatives. At Keyrock, we’re actively building the future of digital assets.

The Cloud Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining an organization’s IT infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency to support business operations and future growth.

• Designing and implementing infrastructure solutions that meet business requirements and align with industry best practices.
• Ensuring infrastructure security and compliance by implementing policies and procedures to safeguard infrastructure and data from unauthorized access, breaches, and cyber attacks.
• Collaborating closely with development, operations, and other teams to ensure smooth integration and alignment of infrastructure with overall IT strategy.
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies and trends in infrastructure architecture to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Optimizing infrastructure performance by monitoring and analyzing performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Documenting and sharing knowledge by creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation of infrastructure designs, configurations, and processes.
• Cost optimization: reducing overall cost of cloud services while maintaining or enhancing performance.

• Extensive experience in IT infrastructure design and implementation.
• Extensive experience in cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP), with proficiency in AWS; strong experience with multi-cloud environment deployments preferred.
• Proven experience designing data-intensive, large-scale, high-performance trading data platforms.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable and secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure solutions, including container orchestration, cluster management, and deployment optimization.
• Experience with financial services data workflows, including trading, middle office, and back office operations.
• Proficient in Git Ops tools and methodologies for infrastructure automation and deployment.
• Strong background in Dev Sec Fin Ops , ensuring compliance, security, and cost efficiency across the development lifecycle.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring tools.
• Extensive experience in disaster recovery planning and backup system management.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred certifications (optional):
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional
  • Terraform Associate or Professional

• Passion for building scalable, reliable, and secure systems in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for technical teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams.

We value self‑awareness and powerful communication skills in our recruitment process. We seek fiercely passionate people who understand themselves and their career goals. We look for crypto enthusiasts who are driven, collaborative, act with ownership, and deliver solid, scalable outcomes.

• Competitive salary package.
• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely.
• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence.

As an employer we are committed to building a positive and collaborative work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, and hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.