DevOps Engineer

About Exegy

Exegy is a global leader in intelligent market data, advanced trading systems, and future-proof technology. Exegy serves as a trusted partner to the complete ecosystem of the buy-side, sell-side, exchanges, and financial services technology firms around the globe. Headquartered in St. Louis with regional offices in North America, the UK/Europe and Asia Pacific, Exegy has the global footprint to deliver world-class support and managed services to its customer base of elite financial market participants.

Job Summary

Are you passionate about cutting-edge technologies and looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact? As an engineer in our Managed Services Engineering (MSE) department, you will be at the forefront of innovation, helping to design, program, and maintain user interfaces, APIs, and automated processes for Exegy product deployment, configuration management, service health monitoring, and service management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and support software, configurations, and architectures for automated monitoring and management systems

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external vendors to drive project success

• Provide feedback on software design and actively participate in code reviews

• Analyze and optimize system performance to ensure peak efficiency

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve issues raised by customers and support teams in a timely and effective manner

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins) to streamline deployment and testing

• Support and enhance critical operational processes such as provisioning, notifications, and customer support to ensure seamless service delivery

• Design and develop automation frameworks and internal tools that improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity

• Contribute to system monitoring and observability initiatives using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

• 5–7+ years of experience with strong programming skills in Python and JavaScript (or TypeScript)

• Proficiency in Linux environments, including scripting experience in Bash or Perl

• Hands-on experience with Docker and virtual machines; familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration a plus

• Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible, or similar

• Experience building, integrating, or consuming APIs

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Strong understanding of Git-based workflows, including branching, pull requests, and collaborative code reviews

• Familiarity with Business Process Management and ITIL concepts

• Experience using ServiceNow and/or Jira

• Understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, sockets, switching, routing, and NAT

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a clear and concise documentation style

• A proactive, self-motivated mindset with strong problem-solving and collaboration abilities

• Adaptability and a willingness to take ownership beyond your core responsibilities to ensure team and project success