DevOps Engineer

BBR Partners•New York, NY

4h•$150,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BBR partners is seeking a DevOps Engineer, to play an integral role as a member of its IT department, working closely with Software Development & Data Engineering teams. This person is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the systems, tools, and automation that support continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and scalable infrastructure. We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic who enjoys contributing to a small-firm environment. This is a full-time position that requires a minimum of 8 years of experience and the ability to work on premises from our New York City headquarters three days per week.

Requirements

Hands on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP acceptable).
Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Strong knowledge of Linux/Windows systems and scripting skills.
Experience with containers and orchestration platforms.
Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
Security mindset: key management, secrets management, compliance.
Knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
Familiarity with site reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
An undergraduate degree in Information Technology or a related field with a strong academic track record is preferred
Must have strong communication skills (written and verbal) and critical thinking skills
Must be successful working in a team-based environment
Must be highly motivated, proactive, ethical, and professional
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
Experience driving DevOps adoption in organizations with established IT operations.
Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive cultural change.

Nice To Haves

Financial Services experiences a plus

Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud environments (preferably Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
Build and maintain standardized, hardened machine images using HashiCorp Packer to support immutable infrastructure, security baselines, and rapid recovery
Implement network segmentation, private endpoints, and secrets management (e.g., Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).
CI/CD Engineering
Own architecture and standards for CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins/Octopus) with:
Automated testing and quality gates
Security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)
Artifact management and controlled deployment strategies.
Enable development teams through reusable templates, modules, and golden pipelines.
Own and enforce version control best practices across application code, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipelines, including branching strategies, peer review, and controlled releases.
Automate change management controls through CI/CD workflows, approvals, and versioned deployments to support audit and regulatory requirements
Containerization & Orchestration
Build and optimize containerized workloads (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) including GitOps and service mesh integrations.
Security, Compliance & Governance
Embed security-by-design principles into all layers of the platform.
Implement guardrails, policy-as-code, and automated evidence collection aligned with SEC expectations and NIST/ISO frameworks.
Observability & Reliability
Deploy and maintain observability stacks (metrics, logs, traces) using tools like Datadog and/or Logic Monitor.
Define SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets; lead incident response and postmortems.
Data Platform & Integrations
Own platform infrastructure for data pipelines (Airflow, dbt), support the enforcement of data quality and lineage, and protection of PII through encryption and masking.
Support secure integrations with custodians, trading systems, CRMs, market data providers, and internal APIs.
Developer Experience & Enablement
Enable engineering teams to self-service with platform tooling, best practices, and documentation (confluence).
Promote cloud-native architecture, reliable delivery patterns, and cost-conscious design.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and incentive compensation.
Company subsidized medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance for employee, partner, and dependents.
401K plan, Life insurance, and short & long-term disability coverage.
One Medical membership (covered for employee and dependents), Employee assistance program (EAP), Gym reimbursement and other wellness offerings.
Pre-tax transit and parking programs, Health Savings Account (HSA) and flexible spending programs for medical and dependent care.
Personalized development and career growth opportunities.
Volunteerism opportunities and matching gift program.
Flexible time off, paid parental leave, and Sabbatical with company tenure.
Hybrid remote work environment, “Work from Anywhere” weeks, and business casual dress.
New office space with a variety of perks and amenities including catered lunches and stocked pantry.