Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Financial Markets

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial markets firm seeks a Kubernetes Platform Engineer in Slough. You'll leverage 10+ years of experience in systems engineering and a solid understanding of containerized architecture to implement Kubernetes. Ideal candidates possess strong DevOps skills and experience in high-performance computing environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in high-performance computing.
• Excellent understanding of Kubernetes and containerized architectures.
• Strong Linux engineering and financial markets experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and integrate Kubernetes for the firm.
• Utilize strong DevOps skills to enhance platform capabilities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Containerised Architectures

DevOps Tools

Linux Engineering

Education

Degree in a relevant technical subject

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Financial Markets, Slough

Client:

Location:

Slough, 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 instance of Kubernetes and has an opportunity for a highly experienced systems engineer and DevOps professional to play a key role in the implementation and integration of the platform.

You will have a deep understanding of containerised architecture and systems orchestration, as well as strong engineering and technical skills within a high-performance computing technology stack.

You should apply for this role if you are/have:

• 10+ years of systems engineering experience within high-performance computing environments
• Excellent understanding of containerised architectures and engineering in Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of DevOps platforms and tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Strong Linux engineering and integration experience with significant on-premises experience
• Financial markets or scientific computing experience preferred
• Degree educated or higher from a leading academic institution in a relevant technical subject

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