Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Financial Markets

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial markets firm is looking for a Kubernetes Platform Engineer in London to lead the implementation of their new Kubernetes platform. Candidates should possess extensive experience in systems engineering and have a strong understanding of containerized architectures. This six-month role offers competitive daily rates and requires a degree in a relevant technical field.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in high-performance computing.
• Strong knowledge of containerized architectures and Kubernetes engineering.
• Extensive integration experience with Linux.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in implementing a new Kubernetes platform.
• Integrate systems with a focus on high-performance computing.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Containerized Architecture

DevOps Platforms

Linux Engineering

Education

Degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Financial Markets, London

Client:

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

10.06.2025

Expiry Date:

25.07.2025

Job Description:

Kubernetes Engineer – Financial Markets

A financial markets firm is implementing a new Kubernetes platform and is seeking a highly experienced Systems Engineer and DevOps professional to play a key role in the platform's implementation and integration.

You should have a deep understanding of containerized architecture and systems orchestration, along with strong engineering and technical skills within a high-performance computing technology stack.

Ideal candidates will have:

• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in high-performance computing environments
• Excellent understanding of containerized architectures and Kubernetes engineering
• Strong knowledge of DevOps platforms and tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Extensive Linux engineering and integration experience, including significant on-premises experience
• Financial markets or scientific computing experience is preferred
• A degree or higher qualification from a leading academic institution in a relevant technical field

This role offers £600-700/day, initially based in London for six months.