Graduate Infrastructure Engineer Programme

Maven Securities Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

London office meals

Private medical

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Maven Securities Ltd is hiring a Graduate Infrastructure Engineer to join its London team. You will join a structured training programme designed to develop technical foundations and professional skills across infrastructure engineering, with exposure to live trading environments and AI-enabled workflows.

The role offers on-site work, training budgets and a clear career pathway through Maven's Emerging Talent initiatives.

Qualifications

• Final-year undergraduate or masters student in Networking, Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Willingness to learn and adopt AI technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Linux servers and ensure stability of trading infrastructure.
• Manage network routing and security with focus on low latency.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.
• Contribute to observability through dashboards and alerts.
• Engage in AI-enabled learning and development activities.

Skills

Linux systems

Networking

Observability

Scripting

Education

Final-year student (Networking/CS/SE)

Tools

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

You'll begin with a structured training programme covering multiple areas of the business, designed to prepare you for a career in infrastructure engineering.This initial phase focuses on building the technical foundations and professional skills needed for the role.,

• Keep trading-critical Linux systems running at the speed the business needs. Build and tune RHEL/Ubuntu estates that host our live trading environment. Gain exposure to kernel and NIC tuning for low-latency workloads, understand and control how servers allocate resources to processes, customise the OS and develop the automation (via Ansible, Python, Bash) that lets us build, patch and rebuild our hosts.
• Operate and harden the network that market data and orders travel over. Work hands-on with Arista/Cisco/Juniper switching, BGP and OSPF routing, and multicast market data feeds - including packet capture and latency analysis when microseconds matter and something needs explaining to a trading desk
• Sit inside real incidents, not shadow them from the sidelines. Join on-call rotations alongside senior engineers, work P1s end-to-end during market hours, and learn how a five-minute network blip during the open gets root-caused and fixed before it becomes a desk-wide problem
• Build the observability that catches problems before traders do. Instrument systems and network paths with Prometheus, Grafana, and our logging stack; contribute to the dashboards and alerting that the infra teams live in every day
• Attend regular check-ins with the Infrastructure and Emerging Talent teams, Dedicated In-House Trainers: Gain the tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving market, where AI is integral to our strategy and daily operations. Our tailored curriculums are led by in-house experts and cover both technical and professional skills, as well as guidance on how to adopt AI best practices
• Accelerate Your Career: Every permanent colleague receives a dedicated learning and development budget, full access to our online learning platform, and frequent training sessions led by our Maven experts
• Proven Pathways: Benefit from our structured pipeline programmes that set you up for long-term success. Around a quarter of Maven's workforce joined through an Emerging Talent Programme, with many staying from Spring Week through the Graduate Programme and beyond
• Supported to Succeed: We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can perform at your best. We offer recruitment support where needed, and employee resource groups that help build community across the firm
• Grow with Guidance: Enjoy regular feedback, structured review points, and informal off-desk chats. Everyone in our Emerging Talent Programmes is also paired with a Maven buddy for practical advice and day-to-day support
• Make a Real Impact, Fast: Being integrated into one of Maven's infrastructure teams as the first cohort of Graduate Infrastructure Engineers will allow you to have an impact on the business from the start, Frequent social events, from welcome dinners and summer parties to immersive arcade games and end of programme celebrations!
• An annual learning and development budget, alongside wider training and development opportunities
• Daily breakfast and lunch in the London office, plus snacks and drinks throughout the day
• Private medical and dental cover, eye care support, life assurance, employer pension contributions and an Employee Assistance Programme Consideration for a discretionary annual bonus
• Additional support including relocation assistance, a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility and partner's leave
• Work in a forward-thinking environment where AI is integral to our strategy and daily operations
  A final-year undergraduate or master's student from one of the following degree backgrounds, or similar: Networking, Network Security, Computer Science, Software Engineering
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and high-paced environment
• A willingness to adopt and utilise emerging AI technologies

We're looking for someone who is:

• An entrepreneurial thinker with the ability to generate ideas, take initiative and drive innovation
• A critical problem solver and decision maker who can analyse situations, think clearly and make effective decisions
• An agile learner who is able to quickly acquire knowledge, take on feedback, adapt and apply insights across different contexts
• Able to synthesise information, resolve conflicting inputs, see the bigger picture, and translate complex information into actionable recommendations
• Collaborative and influential, able to build trust, work effectively with others and positively impact the team
• Results-focused and accountable, taking ownership and delivering outcomes reliably

Maven Securities is a leading proprietary trading firm that leverages sophisticated technology and quantitative analysis to trade in global financial markets. We specialise in options and derivatives market making, where your skills can be directly applied to have a real impact.