Infrastructure Support Engineer

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global quantitative investment firm seeks an experienced Infrastructure Support Engineer with strong AWS expertise. This position offers the chance to maintain and optimize a secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting advanced trading strategies in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in complex, distributed environments.
• Familiarity with performance tuning and cost management in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support AWS environments using core services such as EC2, S3, and VPC.
• Automate cloud operations using Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, and Bash.
• Collaborate with development teams to support application deployment and operations.

Skills

AWS services

Troubleshooting

Scripting

Configuration management

Container technologies

System administration

Performance tuning

Agile development

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

ECS

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

Infrastructure Support Engineer – AWS

Location: London

Comepnsation: £200,000+

A leading global quantitative investment firm is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Support Engineer with strong AWS expertise. This role offers the opportunity to maintain and optimize a secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting advanced trading strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support AWS environments using core services such as EC2, S3, and VPC.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues independently.
• Automate cloud operations using Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, and Bash.
• Monitor performance and costs, implementing optimizations as needed.
• Collaborate with development teams to support application deployment and operations.
• Assess new cloud technologies to improve infrastructure reliability and security.
• Document processes and support knowledge sharing across teams.

Requirements:

• Proven hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in complex, distributed environments.
• Proficiency with scripting and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, ECS, and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux system administration.
• Familiarity with performance tuning and cost management in the cloud.
• Agile development experience and strong communication skills.

This position offers the chance to play a key role in maintaining critical infrastructure within a fast-paced, innovative environment. Candidates with a passion for AWS and cloud infrastructure are encouraged to apply.