DevOps Engineer

Aquis Exchange; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquis Exchange in London is seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer to help shape, optimise, and scale our hybrid infrastructure. You will join a focused DevOps team working across trading platforms, cloud environments, and on‑prem systems, delivering reliable, scalable solutions.

You will contribute to automation, container orchestration, and GitOps practices, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to drive operational excellence and robust deployments.

Qualifications

• Senior level designing, implementing and operating Kubernetes/OpenShift across hybrid on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments.
• Advanced DevOps including CI/CD, GitOps workflows, container image management, monitoring and automation.
• Strong Linux system administration for OpenShift deployments.
• Extensive scripting/automation with Terraform, Python, Bash, Ansible.
• Strong experience with Git, GitLab and container‑native deployment pipelines (Helm, ArgoCD).
• Strong understanding of core networking: TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VPNs, container networking.
• Hands‑on with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift); cloud equivalents (ECS/ECR, GKE) a plus.
• Knowledge of infrastructure design patterns, automation best practices, and config management in containerised environments.
• Database familiarity (MySQL, QuestDB, Elasticsearch).
• Strong communication skills—clear, detailed, pragmatic.

Responsibilities

• Build and automate hybrid infrastructure using Terraform, focusing on container platforms and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Improve automation across containerised, on‑prem, and cloud environments using Ansible, Python, and related tools.
• Collaborate with Development and Infrastructure teams to productionise new technologies and workflows.
• Guide architectural decisions with emphasis on container orchestration, automation, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Support build pipelines, CI/CD systems, OpenShift/Kubernetes workloads, and developer tooling.
• Assist Linux engineering with deployment, configuration management, and scale‑out operations.
• Lead capacity planning and ensure scalability across Dev, QA, Test and Production.
• Maintain high quality system and process documentation.

Skills

Kubernetes/OpenShift

CI/CD & GitOps

Linux administration

Terraform/Python/Bash/Ansible

Git/GitLab pipelines

Networking basics

Containers orchestration

Infrastructure patterns

Database familiarity

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Bash

GitLab

Helm

ArgoCD

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Type of Employment: Permanent

Location: London

Reports to: Senior DevOps Manager

Job Overview

Aquis Exchange is seeking a highly capable Cloud & DevOps Engineer to help shape, optimise, and scale our infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who is deeply passionate about automation, efficiency, and building resilient systems. You’ll join a small, expert DevOps team working across low‑latency trading platforms, cloud environments, and on‑prem systems—contributing to both strategic projects and hands‑on engineering.

We are looking for someone who brings a strong sense of curiosity, excels in technical problem‑solving, and is committed to designing systems that are robust, reproducible, and thoughtfully engineered. The ideal candidate naturally seeks to refine processes, explore emerging technologies, and deliver reliable, high‑quality solutions that contribute to the continual improvement of our platform.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Build and automate hybrid infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), with a primary focus on container platforms and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
• Continuously improve automation across containerised, on‑prem, and cloud environments using Ansible, Python, and supporting tooling.
• Collaborate with Development and Infrastructure teams to productionise new technologies and workflows, with particular emphasis on container‑native and GitOps patterns.
• Champion and help steer architectural decisions with an emphasis on container orchestration, automation, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Support internal teams with build pipelines, CI/CD systems, OpenShift/Kubernetes workloads, and developer tooling.
• Assist Linux engineering with deployment, configuration management, and systems operations at scale across containerised and virtualised environments.
• Lead capacity planning and ensure container platforms and supporting environments remain scalable across Dev, QA, Test, and Production.
• Maintain clear, current, and high‑quality documentation of systems and processes.

Required Skills / Experience

• Significant experience at a senior level designing, implementing, and operating Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, ideally across hybrid on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Advanced DevOps experience including CI/CD, GitOps workflows, container image management, monitoring, and automation.
• Strong Linux system administration (RedHat/CentOS or similar), including experience underpinning OpenShift deployments.
• Demonstrable and extensive scripting/automation experience: Terraform, Python, Bash, Ansible.
• Strong experience with Git, GitLab, and container‑native deployment pipelines (Helm, ArgoCD, or similar).
• Strong understanding of core networking concepts (TCP/IP, routing, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VPNs, and container networking/service mesh).
• Proven, hands‑on experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift); familiarity with cloud‑managed equivalents (ECS/ECR, GKE) is a plus.
• Knowledge of infrastructure design patterns, automation best practices, and configuration management principles in containerised environments.
• Database familiarity (MySQL, QuestDB, Elasticsearch).
• Strong communication skills — clear, detailed, and pragmatic.

Equal Opportunities

The statements included in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Equal opportunities at Aquis Exchange.

We are an equal‑opportunities employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.