Graduate IT Operations Engineer – Trading / Market Data

Intellect Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a bright graduate to join a dynamic team as a Graduate IT Operations Engineer. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, low-latency environment, focusing on real-time network performance monitoring for global financial trading systems. You will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge infrastructure and tools, while being mentored by industry experts. The hybrid working model provides flexibility, and the collaborative culture ensures you grow alongside some of the sharpest minds in the field. Kick-start your career in trading tech and make a significant impact in this thrilling domain!

Benefits

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Hybrid working model

Exposure to real-time systems

Collaborative engineering environment

Qualifications

• Recent graduates with a passion for IT operations and trading tech.
• Strong understanding of networking and scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Monitor real-time network performance for trading systems.
• Collaborate with a specialized team in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Networking fundamentals

Packet analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

InfluxDB

Kapacitor

Telegraf

Grafana

tcpdump

Wireshark

Job description

Graduate IT Operations Engineer – Trading / Market Data

Graduate IT Operations Engineer – Trading / Market Data

Are you a bright, technically curious graduate looking to break into one of the most demanding and exciting areas of tech? We’re hiring a Graduate IT Operations Engineer to join a highly specialised team working on real-time network performance monitoring for global financial trading systems.

This is your chance to work in a fast-paced, low-latency environment where precision and speed are critical, and the systems you support play a key role in market data delivery and trade execution at scale.

You’ll be working alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge infrastructure, tooling, and observability platforms.

What You'll Work With:

• Bash & Python scripting
• Networking fundamentals (switches, routers, packet analysis with tcpdump, Wireshark)
• InfluxDB, Kapacitor, Telegraf, Grafana (desirable but not essential)

What You'll Get:

• Exposure to real-time, mission-critical systems
• A chance to grow in a high-performance, collaborative engineering environment
• Mentorship from experienced engineers in a domain where milliseconds count
• Hybrid working model with occasional office visits

This is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in trading tech, working on systems that truly make an impact.

Ready to level up your career and learn from the best? Apply now or get in touch to find out more.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Financial Services and Technology, Information and Media