Linux Engineer - Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus - Elite FinTech Firm

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech firm in Birmingham seeks a skilled Linux Engineer to enhance their infrastructure. The role offers a high-impact position within a passionate team, focusing on innovative technology such as high-performance computing and Kubernetes. Ideal for a candidate ready to tackle cutting-edge challenges and optimize processes.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Technologists report directly to other technologists

Small, growing team allowing for significant impact

Engagement in exciting greenfield projects

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in high-availability environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise Linux infrastructure on HPC Cluster.
• Architect a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Systems engineering

Automation

Interest in DevOps practices

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Linux Engineer - Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus - Elite FinTech Firm, Birmingham

Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

Job title: Linux Engineer

Client: Elite FinTech Firm - Award-winning, tech-focused, run by passionate Computer Scientists

Experience Level: 4+ Years

Salary: Up to £200k + Industry Leading Bonus

My client is seeking a highly-talented Linux Engineer to join their systems team. They have an unlimited budget for infrastructure optimization.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Build and optimise next-generation Linux infrastructure on a HPC Cluster with over 1PB memory, 20K GPUs, and 100k CPUs
• Architecting a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure
• Working within their high-performance DevOps team (building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines)
• Developing a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second, focusing on tracing and OpenTelemetry, and exploring ML applications for observability
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a Linux infrastructure enthusiast to work with cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in a growing organization.

Skills/Experience:

• Systems engineering experience in high-availability and/or low-latency environments
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience with on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure
• Interest in DevOps practices
• Passion for technology and willingness to learn are highly valued

Benefits:

• Flexible hours and work options
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology
• Technologists report directly to other technologists
• Technologists are highly valued and well-treated
• Small, growing team allowing for significant impact
• Engagement in exciting greenfield projects in an evolving environment