Cloud Engineer

Winton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A research-based investment management company is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their technology team. This role involves designing and managing scalable cloud infrastructure and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in AWS and Kubernetes, strong problem-solving skills, and a belief in 'Infrastructure as Code'. Knowledge of Grafana and GitHub Actions is important. The company offers autonomous work in a cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role with hands-on experience in AWS and Kubernetes.
• Strong belief in the 'Infrastructure as code' mind-set and a solid understanding of Terraform.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure to support various business divisions.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and maintenance processes to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure the security, reliability, and performance of cloud-based systems.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Grafana

GitHub Actions

Job description

Winton is a research-based investment management company with a specialist focus on statistical and mathematical inference in financial markets. The firm researches and trades quantitative investment strategies, which are implemented systematically via thousands of securities, spanning the world's major liquid asset classes. Founded in 1997 by David Harding, Winton today manages assets for some of the world’s largest institutional investors.

We employ ambitious professionals who want to work collaboratively at the leading edge of investment management.

We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Cloud Engineer to join our technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to be a key player in the expansion of our cloud environment, contributing to the development of our execution systems, quantitative research platform, data ingestion pipelines, and post-trade applications. This hands‑on role offers a unique chance to work with the latest cloud technologies and provides a high degree of autonomy and ownership in delivering impactful solutions to the business. If you are passionate about cloud technologies and eager to take on a challenging role with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, we would love to hear from you.

Our Technology

Operating in a cloud-first environment, we deploy containerised workloads to AWS through managed Kubernetes and scale on-demand to satisfy burstable workloads. Other managed services we use in AWS include EMR, RDS, MSK and bespoke EC2 solutions. All infrastructure is managed through Terraform, our source code is in GitHub and automation through GH actions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure to support various business divisions.
• Collaborate with researchers and other stakeholders to understand their requirements and deliver tailored solutions, with a keen eye on cost efficiency
• Ensure the security, reliability, and performance of cloud-based systems.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and maintenance processes to enhance operational efficiency.
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud technologies and best practices

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role, with hands‑on experience in AWS and Kubernetes.
• Strong belief in the ‘Infrastructure as code’ mind-set and a solid understanding of Terraform.
• Experience with CNCF technologies such as Argo CD, Kyverno and Prometheus.
• Proficient with Grafana to monitor and alert on critical systems
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.

What Would Be Useful:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CNCF certificate(s) or similar
• Knowledge of the Go Programming and understanding of Kubernetes operators
• Experience of automation through GitHub Actions or similar

Equal Opportunity Workplace

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.