Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Talos

London, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cryptocurrency, FinTech, BlockchainIndustries

Requirements

  • Hands-on with bare-metal datacenter design, planning, implementation, and support
  • Strong background in Ubuntu Linux administration, with automation using IPMI, Ansible, and Terraform
  • Solid understanding of IPv4/IPv6 networking, VPNs (Wireguard), DNS, and reverse proxies/load balancers (nginx, tinyproxy, APISIX), plus Cloudflare
  • Skilled in Kubernetes cluster administration, including tools such as Cilium, Helm, ArgoCD, and Kyverno
  • Experience with at least one of: Postgres HA/scale (80+ DBs per DC, largest >100TB), Kafka, Minio, or blockchain fullnodes
  • Familiarity with Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana for monitoring and alerting
  • Exposure to cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP)
  • Practical experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and build environments
  • Ability to configure (inferred from context)

Responsibilities

  • Infrastructure operations: Build, maintain, and troubleshoot global bare-metal infrastructure (50+ servers per datacenter)
  • Datacenter support: Collaborate with vendors to manage system stability, tune performance, troubleshoot problems and upgrade capacity
  • Kubernetes administration: Manage cluster upgrades, patching, testing, and security hardening
  • Monitoring & incident response: Operate and improve monitoring/alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki; provide rapid incident response, root-cause analysis, and remediation
  • CI/CD support: Manage GitLab pipelines, build runners, and related services; step in during incidents impacting developer productivity
  • Collaboration: Partner with engineering teams on capacity planning, scaling projects, and infrastructure tooling
  • Automation: Use infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform, bash, Python, Docker) to standardize and automate system management
  • Continuous improvement: Identify gaps and opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and tooling
  • Coverage: Provide infrastructure support during EU hours, contributing to 24/7 team capacity

Skills

Linux
Kubernetes
Networking
CI/CD
Bare Metal
Datacenter Operations

Talos

Digital asset trading infrastructure provider

About Talos

Talos specializes in providing digital asset trading infrastructure for institutional clients, including large financial institutions and asset managers. The company offers a comprehensive platform that supports the entire lifecycle of digital asset trading, which encompasses price discovery, execution, and settlement. This platform is designed to meet the high standards required for institutional trading, ensuring reliability, security, and efficiency. Talos generates revenue by offering its platform as a service, allowing clients to trade digital assets seamlessly. What sets Talos apart from its competitors is the leadership team's extensive experience in both traditional capital markets and trading technology, which enhances their ability to facilitate the adoption of digital assets among institutional players. The goal of Talos is to be a trusted provider of institutional-grade trading infrastructure in the rapidly evolving digital asset market.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$146.9MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary, 401(k) retirement plan, bonus, and stock ownership plan
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending
Broad wellness and educational incentives, including unlimited vacation policy, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement
A casual but productive office atmosphere with an always-stocked kitchen, plus remote work options with equipment reimbursement and commuter benefits
Global company offsites and frequent team outings

Risks

Increased competition could erode Talos's market share in digital asset trading.
Rapid technological advancements may strain Talos's resources to maintain competitiveness.
Potential regulatory changes could impose additional compliance costs on Talos.

Differentiation

Talos offers a comprehensive platform supporting the entire digital asset trading lifecycle.
The company focuses on institutional clients, ensuring high standards of security and efficiency.
Talos's leadership has deep expertise in both traditional and digital markets.

Upsides

Talos's partnership with Crypto Risk Metrics addresses EU regulatory ESG requirements.
The acquisition of Skolem connects institutions to decentralized finance solutions.
Integration with CROSSx enhances liquidity and trade execution for institutional clients.

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