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DevOps Engineer (Stealth Company)

Oxford Seed Fund

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Job summary

A stealth portfolio company of a leading venture capital firm is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build and operate secure, scalable infrastructure for cutting-edge financial products. This role requires a problem-solving mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. The company offers competitive salary, equity packages, flexible working hours, and a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity packages

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Collaborative and inclusive company culture

Qualifications

5+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure role.
Strong proficiency with AWS, Linux, and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure primarily on AWS.
Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines for rapid and reliable code delivery.

Skills

AWS

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

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THE BELOW JOB POSTING IS FOR A PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF OXFORD SEED FUND CURRENTLY IN STEALTH

Location: London or remote (within EMEA time zone)

Company: Stealth Portfolio Company of Oxford Seed Fund

Role: DevOps Engineer (full time)

About Company: capital markets FinTech startup.

Position Overview:

As we scale, we're looking for a DevOps Engineer to help us build and operate secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure—supporting everything from capital market flows to real-time ledger updates. This role requires a problem-solving mindset, the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment, and a passion for creating cutting-edge financial products.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure (primarily AWS) to support the portfolio company's distributed systems and APIs.
Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable code delivery across multiple environments.
Work closely with the engineering team to support microservices architecture, with focus on latency-sensitive and high-availability services.
Monitor system performance, conduct root cause analysis, and implement observability best practices (metrics, logging, tracing).
Harden infrastructure and deployments with infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation).
Lead incident response, system reliability efforts, and infrastructure scalability initiatives.
Manage messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and optimize for low-latency event handling and throughput.
Contribute to evolving our security posture, including secrets management, access controls, and audit logging.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure role.
Strong proficiency with AWS, Linux, and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Deep understanding of CI/CD best practices and hands-on experience with tools like GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar.
Experience with messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.) and event-driven architectures.
Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) and system tuning.
Security-conscious mindset; experience implementing controls in regulated or financial environments is a plus.
Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.
Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in fintech, post-trade systems including certifications and auditing, or exchange infrastructure.
Exposure to ledger-based systems or distributed data models.
Experience with ISO 27001 or FCA-regulated environments.

What We Offer:

Competitive salary and equity packages.
Join a small, fast-moving team with deep industry expertise and VC backing.
Flexible working hours and remote work options.
Opportunity to make a visible impact from day one.
Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
The chance to make a significant impact in the fintech industry.

If you are excited about this opportunity and meet the qualifications, please send your resume using the option provided. The portfolio company is an equal opportunity employer - they celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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