Platform Engineer (Automation): £130,000 +Bonus (Fintech Trading)

Hunter Bond; London; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unrivalled bonus

Exceptional benefits package

Greenfield projects

Opportunities for role progression

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Platform Engineer (Automation) in London to enhance platform services through automation. This hands-on role involves designing and maintaining automations while collaborating with engineers. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience and strong programming skills in Python. Exceptional benefits and opportunities for progression are available.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in platform automation or similar roles.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Systems Engineering experience in a high-availability and/or low-latency environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop platform automations to enhance efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers and platform engineers.
• Implement infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Automation

Collaboration

Infrastructure as code

Linux administration

Python programming

Education

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Platform Engineer (Automation): £130,000 +Bonus (Fintech Trading)

The client is Elite Systematic Trading Firm. Location: London. The role is for a Platform Automation Specialist within a global engineering team focused on delivering high-performance and highly available infrastructure using modern DevOps practices. This is a hands-on role designing, implementing, and maintaining automations that enable developers and engineers to self-serve platform services at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop platform automations to enhance efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with developers, platform engineers, and stakeholders to deliver robust automation solutions.
• Implement infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments.
• Administer and automate services across Linux, containers, storage, and networking environments.
• Contribute to ongoing system configuration, optimization, and performance tuning.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years’ experience in platform automation or similar roles.
• Advanced knowledge of configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Systems Engineering experience in a high-availability and/or low-latency environment.
• Interest in DevOps.

Benefits & Perks

• Unrivalled bonus and exceptional benefits package.
• Greenfield projects and cutting-edge technology.
• Autonomy and opportunities for role progression.
• Beautiful offices and a fast-paced, high-performance culture.

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