Data Systems Operations Lead

We are looking for a Data Systems Operations Lead to architect and run mission-critical operations for Pyth's Price Feeds, our real-time, distributed market data infrastructure.

### Your Responsibilities - Own Pyth Lazer Operations & Service Management - Own all runtime requirements for Pyth Pro: monitoring, provisioning, risk metrics, and SLA management - Establish service targets for each iteration and measure improvements and risk reduction - Express detailed requirements that enable automation of feed provisioning and feed reviews - Ensure all feeds meet quality standards and institutional requirements - Investigate and Lead Automation Implementation - Investigate and lead implementation of automation opportunities around price feeds - Identify repetitive operational tasks and opportunities for systematic automation to reduce toil and human error - Proactively identify system vulnerabilities and risks; propose and champion solutions - Think strategically - anticipate failure modes and design for resilience - Lead Incident Response & Data Forensics - When incidents occur, lead data forensics and quantify user impact - Work on fixes that measurably reduce recurrence and drive both tactical and strategic solutions - Make high-stakes decisions during incidents - Own the requirements and success metrics for incident prevention - Bridge Technical & Business Operations - Manage relationships with institutional users and data providers; ensure their needs are understood - Advocate internally for operational improvements - Prioritize user satisfaction and think in terms of identifying and solving problems - Balance hands-on execution with strategic thinking about long-term improvements

### Desired Skills and Experience - 5+ years in technical Engineering operations, data systems engineering, or technical project management for distributed systems - Proven track record running mission-critical systems; experienced with incident management and on-call operations - Deep understanding of data systems and distributed infrastructure - Experience with financial markets, market data, or real-time systems - Background at tier-1 financial institutions (exchanges, prime brokers), crypto exchanges or infrastructures. - Able to communicate complex technical concepts to both engineers and C-suite executives ### Nice to Have - Cryptocurrency or blockchain infrastructure operations experience - DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering at scale - Market data systems or oracle infrastructure background - Security or risk management experience - Success migrating institutional workflows to new systems - Relationships with exchanges, market makers, or trading desks

Douro Labs is a blockchain infrastructure company focused on building oracle tooling, products, and Web3 infrastructure for the Pyth Network. Its work centers on decentralizing financial data services and improving access to real-time market data for blockchain applications and developers.