DevOps Engineer - Core Platform- Systematic Quant Fund - Oxford Knight

Jobs via eFinancialCareers; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the tech-driven quant fund space is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role emphasizes building and implementing innovative development tools and infrastructure while collaborating with software engineers to optimize best practices. You'll be involved in automating processes, managing deployments, and enhancing customer experiences through effective tool and API development. With a focus on career growth and a relaxed, collaborative culture, this opportunity offers a unique chance to contribute meaningfully to a fast-paced environment that values your input.

Benefits

Collaborative Environment

Competitive Salary

Generous Benefits

Professional Development

Healthy Work-Life Balance

Qualifications

• Solid DevOps experience required in a similar role.
• Strong Python knowledge with familiarity in C/C++ and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement new development tools and infrastructure.
• Automate and improve development and release processes.

Skills

DevOps Experience

Git

Windows & Linux Scripting

Python

C/C++

Postgres/SQL

Communication Skills

Tools

Ansible

CI/CD Tools

Cloud Infrastructure

Job description

DevOps Engineer - Core Platform- Systematic Quant Fund

Experience: 2 - 20 years

Summary:
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.

As a DevOps Engineer, your primary focus will be building and implementing new development tools and infrastructure. Working with software engineers to ensure development follows best practice, your workload will be varied. Tasks include: automating & improving development & release processes, managing environment deployments & upgrades, identifying CI/CD pipeline problems & developing updates/fixes, and building tools and APIs to improve customer experience.

Requirements:

1. Solid DevOps experience in a similar role
2. Good knowledge of Git and Windows & Linux scripting (Batch files/Powershell/Bash)
3. Strong Python knowledge, plus familiarity with C/C++, Make, CMake
4. Working knowledge of Postgres or SQL in general
5. Team player essential with excellent communication skills

Desirable:

1. Experience with configuration management tools, e.g. Ansible
2. Experience working within a mature CI/CD process
3. Experience with cloud infrastructure provisioning

Benefits:

1. Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
2. Competitive salary + generous benefits
3. Professional and personal development
4. Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Contact
If you would like to know more about this position, please do not hesitate to get in touch!

Mike McLoughlin
[e-mail]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmcloughlin00/