Lead DevOps Engineer

About us

Founded in 1998, All Options is a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Amsterdam, with a growing presence in Austin, TX. As a fully regulated market maker, we trade on major European options exchanges and recently expanded into US markets.

Our mission is to ensure fair, transparent, and accessible financial markets by providing competitive prices and supporting genuine supply-demand dynamics. Collaboration with regulators and exchanges underscores our commitment to fair competition.

Guided by values of continuous learning, open sharing, and ownership, we foster a straightforward, informal culture driven by curiosity and teamwork. We seek ambitious professionals ready to excel in a dynamic, data-driven trading environment.

The role

Traditionally, our IT Infrastructure team ensures the stability, system availability, and maintenance of all critical hardware and software. However, as we drive innovation and prepare for future business improvements, we recognize the need for more dedicated capacity to innovate.

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating innovative infrastructure projects, improving the flexibility and robustness of our deployment environment, and optimizing our tooling and office collaboration experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate innovative infrastructure projects, ensuring delivery without delay.
• Design and drive the migration from legacy infrastructure to a resilient, highly available Kubernetes-based internal cloud.
• Develop and implement Kubernetes operators, bringing best practices in cluster management and deployment pipelines.
• Enhance the flexibility as well as the robustness of our deployment environment of both production and development
• Coach and mentor team members, building internal expertise in Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native technologies.
• Collaborate closely with developers, infrastructure engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure our infrastructure supports the company's ambitions.
• Contribute to building a scalable, multi-location network architecture capable of handling various loads and latencies.
• Contribute to implementing security best practices across infrastructure and DevOps processes

Key Requirements:

• Passion for building internal cloud environments and driving innovation.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining Kubernetes environments in production.
• Ability to write Kubernetes operators (experience with Go is a strong plus).
• Deep technical knowledge of server, storage, and network infrastructure.
• Strong project coordination skills; able to drive initiatives forward in collaboration with various teams.
• Experience working in geographically distributed environments is a plus.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• A proactive mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and a collaborative attitude.

Why Join All Options?

At All Options, we offer a dynamic role with room for professional development and collaboration. Enjoy a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, profit sharing, 29 vacation days, and perks like a well-being allowance and in-house meals. Celebrate success with monthly drinks and festivities, and take advantage of our bicycle plan and NS Business Card.