Cloud Engineer – Crypto

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous benefits

Professional and personal development

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Oxford Knight is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure engineer in London to design, build and operate cloud platforms supporting trading and research.

You will work with development, trading and operations teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions using AWS services, Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes. The role offers a dynamic, collaborative environment, strong career growth, and a competitive salary with generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Scripting for automation using Python or Bash.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• Experience processing large datasets in distributed systems.
• Collaborative communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions for trading and research.
• Collaborate with development, trading and operations teams.
• Ensure reliable operation of cloud-based applications and tooling.
• Communicate effectively with the business to align cloud strategy.

Skills

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Distributed computing

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

This position sits in the Cloud Infrastructure team in London, and requires deep-level expertise in AWS services & infrastructure as this team builds cloud platforms to support trading and research. You’ll liaise with development, trading and operations teams in order to design, build and deliver secure, reliable and scalable cloud solutions for digital asset and crypto-related systems.

The successful cloud engineer will be a highly skilled communicator, happy to facilitate collaboration between engineering and the business to ensure the smooth and efficient running of cloud-based applications and tools.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with AWS services (e.g. EC2, S3, VPC and related components)
• Proficiency in scripting languages, e.g. Python or Bash, for automation
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles & pipelines using tools, such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS CDK)
• Hands-on experience with distributed computing systems and processing large datasets
• Practical experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

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