Platform Engineer (Windows): £85,000 + Bonus (Fintech)

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

Job summary

Hunter Bond in London is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join the London-based Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team. You’ll work across Windows, virtualization and related technologies, delivering on-premises, hosted and cloud-based solutions in a dynamic trading environment.

The role focuses on standardisation, repeatability, automation and orchestration, with opportunities to work on architecture, design scoping and hands-on delivery in a fast-paced financial setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Experience with VMware/Hyper-V design and support.
• Kubernetes & cloud experience (Azure/AWS).
• Infrastructure as Code with Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins.
• PowerShell and Python scripting expertise.
• GenAI technologies in public cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Work across Windows platform engineering and related technologies.
• Support and improve on-premises, hosted and cloud environments.
• Drive standardisation, repeatability, automation and orchestration.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on solution design, scoping and architecture.
• Deliver BAU and project work in a fast-paced financial setting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Kubernetes

Microsoft 365

Azure

AWS

Ansible

Jenkins

Terraform

ServiceNow

PowerShell

Python

GenAI

Job description

Our client is a global investment firm with a dynamic, demanding trading environment. Their Technology Infrastructure team runs the whole hybrid platform: office and EUC environments, trading and core services in co-location data centres, and public cloud.

The Role

You’ll join the London-based Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team, you’ll work across Windows, virtualisation and related technologies, delivered on-premises, hosted and in the public cloud. The focus is on system integration, support and continuous improvement, with an emphasis on standardisation, repeatability, automation and orchestration.

You’ll cover business projects, and work with senior engineers to develop your skills in solution design, scoping and architecture. This suits someone earlier in their Windows platform engineering career who wants broad exposure to a wide range of technologies in a fast-paced environment.

• 5+ years of industry experience. A similar role in a financial institution is an advantage.
• Platform engineering and support experience across the Microsoft server portfolio, including:
• virtualisation design, architecture and support across VMware and Hyper-V
• containers such as Kubernetes
• enterprise integration across security, high availability, networking and load balancing
• Administration of Microsoft 365: Exchange Online, Entra ID, Teams and SharePoint Online.
• Experience turning requirements into supported solutions and environments, for both proprietary and commercial software.
• Platform engineering and support experience in public cloud, preferably Azure or AWS.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code across on-prem and cloud IaaS, using tools such as source control, Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform and ServiceNow.
• Scripting or programming skills in PowerShell and Python, plus familiarity with APIs and JSON/YAML data structures.
• Experience with GenAI technologies through public cloud, OpenAI, AWS or similar.

About you

• Analytical and methodical, with a record of problem-solving and critical BAU delivery under pressure.
• Passionate about emerging technology, and keen to suggest and implement new solutions.
• Able to deliver quickly while respecting business risk and service levels.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a diverse team, with strong organisation and communication.
• Committed to continuous improvement, learning from others and sharing knowledge.