Platform Engineer

Akunacapital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Akuna Capital is seeking a Platform Engineer to own cloud and infrastructure projects across hybrid-cloud environments. You will design scalable solutions, automate with IaC, and collaborate with Trading, Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to boost reliability.

In this role you will manage Kubernetes (EKS and on‑prem), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services across AWS, Azure, and GCP, while advancing security, governance, and observability practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of Platform/Cloud Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles.
• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect) preferred.
• Deep experience deploying and operating Kubernetes in production (EKS & on-premise).
• Strong expertise designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS; GCP experience a plus.
• Proficiency with Terraform and IaC; modular design and state management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud solutions and automate infrastructure as code.
• Improve cloud governance, security, and observability across hybrid-cloud environments.
• Monitor and optimize production systems, clusters, and deployments in collaboration with teams.
• Evaluate architectures and provide recommendations for scalable, reliable platforms.
• Provision, configure, upgrade, and monitor technologies like Kubernetes, Spark, and distributed databases.
• Lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive CI/CD improvement.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Platform engineering

DevOps

SRE

Python/Bash scripting

Comms/collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS & on-premise)

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

About Akuna:

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models.

Our Founding Partners

first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore.

Whatyou’lldo as aPlatform Engineerat Akuna:

This is an exciting role where you will be given the opportunity to take ownership of projects and make them your own. At Akuna, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our efficiency as we continue to grow. As a Platform Engineer, you will work closely with our Trading, Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams. You will design and implement cloud solutions, automate infrastructure as code, improve cloud governance and security, and monitor our hybrid-cloud environments. In this role, you will:

• Ensure cloud services are leveraged to their full potential (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and best practices are being followed
• Help manage our public cloud growth and continuously improve Akuna’s hybrid-cloud operating model
• Evaluate proposed solution architectures and provide recommendations
• Provision, configure, upgrade, and monitor technologies such as Kubernetes (EKS and on-premise), Spark, Kafka, and other large-scale distributed databases
• Automate infrastructure management and development pipelines with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and GitLab
• Explore new technologies in the cloud-native/container ecosystem
• Work with Infrastructure and Development teams to monitor systems, clusters and cloud deployments to detect errors and monitor performance
• Adhere to the engineering mindset of creating and maintaining performant and reliable production systems

Qualities that make great candidates:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or related infrastructure roles
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred
• Deep experience deploying, operating, and scaling Kubernetes in production, including on-premise clusters and Amazon EKS
• Strong expertise designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS; experience with GCP is a plus
• Advanced proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including reusable module development, state management, and platform automation
• Experience building and operating highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-native platforms
• Strong knowledge of observability, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational troubleshooting
• Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
• Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting skills in distributed production environments
• Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience with cloud-native data services, including Amazon RDS, Aurora, Redshift, and DynamoDB
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and mentor engineers
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience partnering across engineering, operations, and business teams
• The ability to react quickly and accurately to rapidly changing market conditions, including the ability to quickly and accurately respond and/or solve math and coding problems are essential functions of the role

In addition to technical skillsets, Akuna values the unique perspectives people can bring to the table to collaboratively solve complex problems and drive Akuna forward. We want everyone to feel empowered to apply.

Please note that level/title will be determined upon the conclusion of the interview process. If you are a current student or recent graduate, please take a look at our Entry Level and Intern positions.

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