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

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

Job summary

A leading firm in the FinTech sector is seeking a talented Linux Engineer in Milton Keynes. The role involves building and optimizing advanced Linux infrastructures, developing observability platforms, and working in a high-performance DevOps team. Candidates with strong scripting skills and a passion for technology are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Flexible hours and work options

Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology

Small, impactful team in a growing company

Qualifications

• 4+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Strong automation and scripting skills required.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize Linux infrastructure on HPC Cluster.
• Develop observability platform handling 6 million requests per second.
• Automate processes using Python and configuration tools.

Skills

Systems engineering in high-availability environments

Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

Exposure to on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure

Interest in DevOps

Eagerness to learn

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

Client: Hunter Bond

Location: Milton Keynes

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 one of their systems teams. They have an unlimited budget for optimizing their infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

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

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate 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/automation skills (Python, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Exposure to on-premise storage and Bare Metal infrastructure
• Interest in DevOps
• Passionate techies willing to learn are encouraged to apply!

Benefits:

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