DevOps Engineer

My client is currently undertaking a significant transformation of our trading platform with DevOps playing a crucial role in this evolution. As a DevOps Engineer you will concentrate on modernizing our deployment systems and trading application runtime managing a substantial number of servers and services across multiple locations. This pivotal project provides you with the opportunity to make a direct impact that will contribute to the overall success of the company. In addition to deployment and runtime systems the DevOps team also oversees CI/CD pipelines core infrastructure and real-time and historical data analytics. You will have the chance to contribute across all these areas. We are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration continuous improvement and automation.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Key contributor to multiple systems maintained by the team including technology evaluation and selection collaboration with developers building solutions with the DevOps team and trading system developers and managing migrations.
  
• Automate developer tools and workflows including trader script deployment.
  
• Develop real-time monitoring solutions to enhance the efficiency of IT teams across the firm.
  
• Engineer and optimize data pipelines to deliver real-time and historical data to Quant and Trading teams.
  
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior team members.
  
• Practice continuous improvement including giving and receiving constructive feedback.
  
• Make a direct impact on how technology is delivered and managed

What You Offer

• University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 5 years of work experience in DevOps Systems Engineering or a similar role.
  
• Proven track record of driving organizational change and coordinating work across teams.
  
• Strong development skills in Python Golang and shell scripting with a focus on automation and standards-based solutions.
  
• Excellent communication skills in English both verbal and written.
  
• Experience in mentoring or team management.
  
• Thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
  
• Hands-on experience with:
  
• Linux systems and managing software running on Linux.
  
• Containerization and orchestration technologies including runtime platforms.
  
• Monitoring systems for performance and reliability.
  
• Relational databases and data storage solutions.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) systems.