Graduate IT Operations Engineer – Trading / Market Data

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Graduate IT Operations Engineer to join their specialized team in London. This role offers an exciting opportunity 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 tooling while collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry. With a hybrid working model and mentorship from experienced engineers, this position is perfect for a technically curious graduate looking to kick-start their career in trading tech.

Benefits

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Exposure to mission-critical systems

Collaborative engineering environment

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Recent graduates with a passion for IT and technology.
• Strong interest in trading systems and real-time data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support real-time network performance for trading systems.
• Collaborate with engineers to enhance system performance.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Networking fundamentals

Packet analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

InfluxDB

Kapacitor

Telegraf

Grafana

tcpdump

Wireshark

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Client:

Intellect Group

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

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.