Senior Technical Program Manager - Infrastructure
About The Position
As a Senior Technical Program Manager – Infrastructure, you’ll help scale and evolve the systems that form the backbone of Optiver’s competitive advantage. Optiver’s infrastructure is optimized for speed, reliability, and scale. You’ll partner with world-class engineers to deliver large-scale infrastructure programs - spanning data centers, hardware, and global network connectivity - ensuring we continue to operate at the cutting edge of performance. This role demands both technical depth and execution excellence, as you’ll lead programs that enable growth while maintaining the uncompromising standards of quality and reliability that underpin every trade.
Requirements
- Highly self-motivated and thrive in environments with minimal oversight. You take full ownership, show initiative, manage your own priorities effectively and keep momentum even when direction isn’t fully defined
- Hold a degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field.
- Have 5+ years of experience in engineering (IT infrastructure, hardware, or networks) and/or technical program management in a high-performance environment
- Strong technical understanding of data centers, compute, storage, and network systems.
- AI-first mindset with experience leveraging generative or agentic AI to automate workflows, improve program visibility, and enhance productivity
- Proven success leading large-scale, complex infrastructure or hardware delivery programs.
- Excellent communicator and structured problem-solver with a bias for action.
- Motivated by building and scaling the systems that power high-performance trading.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate delivery of large-scale infrastructure programs spanning data centers, hardware platforms, network connectivity, and foundational services.
- Partner with engineering and operations leadership to define scope, manage dependencies, and drive execution across teams.
- Build program frameworks to track progress, manage risk, and improve delivery predictability.
- Drive continuous improvement in infrastructure planning, capacity management, and process maturity.
- Ensure alignment between infrastructure, development, and trading stakeholders to support Optiver’s global growth.
Benefits
- 401(k) match up to 50%
- fully paid health insurance
- 25 paid vacation days
- market holidays
- breakfast, lunch and snacks
- regular social events
- clubs
- sporting leagues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
