Cloud Engineer & DBA for FinOps-Driven Platform

Gresham; Greater London; On-site; Full time

Job description

Gresham is a global financial services technology company specialising in enterprise data automation. We help financial institutions ensure that their operational, regulatory and management data is complete, accurate, timely and fully auditable — particularly within complex environments where data is distributed across multiple systems.

Our solutions automate data controls, reconciliations, workflows and exception management, enabling clients to reduce operational risk, strengthen data governance and enhance confidence in reporting across highly regulated environments. Serving both buy-side and sell-side organisations worldwide, Gresham partners with clients to deliver trusted, transparent and resilient data operations.

Position Summary

We are looking for a strong Cloud Engineer/DBA to work with our teams to advance our cloud-native strategy and build out our best-of-breed platform to support a rapidly growing business.

As a Cloud Engineer with ThinkFolio experience, you will work with a high-functioning team of platform engineers to design and implement core cloud architecture solutions and drive operational efficiencies, you will act as a strategic partner to the Cloud Engineering team and actively engage with the wider ThinkFolio community to align our technology solutions with business needs.

As a DBA with ThinkFolio experience, you will work to support a client-focused platform to optimise ThinkFolio’s Database performance and review the cost optimization strategy, and to provide incident root cause and remediations.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and scale client-facing, highly available cloud infrastructure (AWS) and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Design & implement solutions that help re-enforce the stability of the platform working with key stakeholders in the business.
• Drive the adoption of modern cloud-native practices and technologies.

DBA

• Manage, optimise and scale client-facing Database infrastructure.
• Provide ThinkFolio-centric, root cause analysis and remediations for incidents and issues.

Site Reliability (SRE) & Observability

• Help to own and modernize the observability stack, transitioning from reactive monitoring to proactive alerting.

FinOps & Cost Optimization

• Establish and lead FinOps practices to optimize AWS cloud spend, improve cost visibility, and align infrastructure investments with business value.
• Track, analyse, and monitor cloud performance metrics to identify opportunities for cost savings without compromising performance.

Incident Response & Resolution

• Required to support P1/P2 incident response and both tactical and strategical resolutions.
• Required to help draft RCAs with appropriate client success teams that can be shared with clients.

Role Requirements

• Experience of Infrastructure/Cloud experience supporting enterprise-wide, mission-critical platforms.
• Thinkfolio experience is critical and experience in highly regulated industries (financial services, fintech, or asset management) is highly desirable.
• Understanding of real-time trading systems or compliance-driven architectures is a significant plus.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience.
• Technical Expertise in: Cloud Platforms: Deep, hands‑on expertise in AWS; Database: Deep, low‑level, hands‑on experience with SQL Server; Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Strong proficiency with Terraform and Ansible; Containers & Orchestration: Experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and serverless architectures.
• Passionate technologist with a commercial mindset.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical business stakeholders.
• High energy, analytical, adaptable, and open-minded.

At Gresham, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported.

We make employment decisions based on merit, skills and potential, and do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic. We are also committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment lifecycle.