Graduate IT Operations Engineer - Trading / Market Data

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Graduate IT Operations Engineer to join their specialized team. This role offers exposure to real-time systems in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for mentorship and growth. Ideal for technically curious graduates eager to make an impact in trading tech.

Benefits

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Hybrid working model

Exposure to real-time systems

Qualifications

• Graduate role focusing on IT Operations in trading tech.
• Experience with real-time systems and network performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Support global financial trading systems with a focus on performance monitoring.
• Work in a fast-paced, low-latency environment.

Skills

Linux

Bash

Python

Networking fundamentals

Education

Graduate

Tools

Postgres

ElasticSearch

Kafka

InfluxDB

Grafana

Job description

Job Description

Graduate IT Operations Engineer – Trading / Market Data

Cutting-edge tech • Real-time systems • High-performance environment

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:

• Linux (CentOS/RHEL)
• Bash & Python scripting
• Networking fundamentals (switches, routers, packet analysis with tcpdump, Wireshark)
• Postgres (including TimeScaleDB), ElasticSearch, Kafka
• 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.