DevOps Engineer- London

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career coaching and upskilling

Global assignments and opportunities

Annual leave and workplace pension

Job summary

FDM in London is recruiting a DevOps Engineer (Batch Monitoring) to support the SFRC platform in a hybrid role based in London. The role focuses on operational monitoring, incident management, platform stability, automation and continuous improvement to ensure critical reporting processes are delivered reliably and efficiently.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in production support or DevOps/SRE, strong scheduling knowledge (Quartz/Autosys/Control-M), and experience with monitoring tools like

Qualifications

• Experience supporting production batch processing environments within complex enterprise platforms.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling and orchestration tools (Quartz, Autosys, Control-M).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics, Bob Monitor).
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with automation/scripting using Python, Shell scripting, and Ansible.
• Strong incident management and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Knowledge of DevOps and SRE principles and best practices.
• Experience in regulated environments (Market Risk, FRTB, VaR, SVaR or P&L) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and performance of batch processing, applications, infrastructure, and data pipelines across the SFRC platform.
• Perform first line incident management, root cause analysis, and operational troubleshooting.
• Coordinate recovery actions during service disruptions including reruns and failover procedures.
• Analyze operational trends to improve stability, resilience, and automation.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using scripting and DevOps tooling.
• Support observability initiatives through monitoring, logging and alerting platforms.
• Collaborate with Technology, Infrastructure, Data Engineering and Production Support teams to resolve issues and improve service performance.

Skills

Batch processing

Scheduling & orchestration

Monitoring & observability

Linux/Unix

Automation & scripting

Incident management

SRE principles

Regulatory reporting knowledge

Tools

Quartz

Autosys

Control-M

Splunk

Grafana

AppDynamics

Bob Monitor

Python

Shell scripting

Ansible

Job description

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a DevOps Engineer (Batch Monitoring) to work for our client within the Banking & Financial Services sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.

Our client is seeking an experienced DevOps professional to support the Strategic Full Revaluation Capability (SFRC) platform, a critical Market Risk and regulatory reporting environment. The role will focus on operational monitoring, incident management, platform stability, automation, and continuous improvement to ensure key reporting processes are delivered reliably and efficiently.

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Responsibilities

• Monitor the health and performance of batch processing, applications, infrastructure, and data pipelines across the SFRC platform
• Perform first line incident management, root cause analysis, and operational troubleshooting activities
• Coordinate recovery actions during service disruptions, including reruns, restarts, and failover procedures
• Analyse operational trends and identify opportunities to improve stability, resilience, and automation
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using scripting and DevOps tooling
• Support observability initiatives through monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms
• Collaborate with Technology, Infrastructure, Data Engineering, and Production Support teams to resolve issues and improve service performance

About You

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• Experience supporting production batch processing environments within complex enterprise platforms
• Strong knowledge of scheduling and orchestration tools such as Quartz, Autosys, Control M or equivalent
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools including Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics and Bob Monitor
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with automation and scripting using Python, Shell scripting and Ansible
• Strong incident management, root cause analysis and operational support experience
• Knowledge of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and best practices
• Experience supporting Market Risk, FRTB, VaR, SVaR, P&L or other regulatory reporting environments is advantageous
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in production support, DevOps engineering, site reliability engineering, or batch platform operations

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

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Diversity and Inclusion

the company is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension