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

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A thriving FinTech firm is seeking a talented Linux Engineer to enhance their next-gen infrastructure. This position offers the chance to work on groundbreaking projects in a dynamic environment, supporting a powerful HPC Cluster and driving automation with cutting-edge technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems engineering and a passion for DevOps.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options.

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology.

Top treatment for skilled tech professionals.

Small, impactful team within a growing company.

Exciting greenfield projects.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in high-availability or low-latency systems.
• Strong scripting and automation experience.
• Exposure to on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Scripting skills

Automation skills

Interest in DevOps

Tools

Python

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

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

Client: Hunter Bond

Location: Colchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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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 looking for a highly talented Linux Engineer to work in their systems team. They have an unlimited budget for optimizing their infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Build and optimize next-gen Linux infrastructure on a HPC Cluster with over 1PB memory, 20K GPUs, and 100k CPUs.
• Architecting a new on-premise Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Working in high-performance DevOps functions, including building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Developing a new observability platform handling over 6 million requests per second, focusing on tracing, OpenTelemetry, and exploring ML for Observability.
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for Linux infrastructure enthusiasts 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).
• Exposure to on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure.
• Interest in DevOps.
• Passionate tech enthusiasts willing to learn are encouraged to apply!

Benefits:

• Flexible hours and work options.
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology.
• Technologists report directly to other technologists.
• Top treatment for skilled tech professionals.
• Small, impactful team within a growing company.
• Exciting greenfield projects in an evolving environment.