Platform Specialist - Development Tools

Squarepoint Capital; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London seeks a Platform Specialist to deliver and maintain mission-critical platform infrastructure using DevOps methodologies. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in DevOps or platform engineering, strong communication skills, and proficiency in software development and CI/CD pipelines. This role offers a dynamic environment and the opportunity to impact the firm significantly.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain mission-critical platform infrastructure using DevOps methodology.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to build and maintain development tooling services.

Skills

DevOps methodologies

Software development (Python, Git)

CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins)

System administration (Linux, Bash)

Infrastructure automation (Ansible, Terraform)

Orchestration technologies (Kubernetes)

Education

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

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Platform Specialist - Development Tools, London

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Client:

Squarepoint Capital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Department: Application Engineering

Position Overview: Platform Applications Specialists (PAS) at Squarepoint play a crucial role in delivering and maintaining mission-critical platform infrastructure using the DevOps methodology. As part of the DevTools team, you will work with internal and external stakeholders to build and maintain development tooling services used across the firm.

Required Qualifications:

• Required Qualifications:
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience with software development (e.g., Python, Git).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with system administration (e.g., Bash, Linux, Containerization).
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef).
• Knowledge of orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).

Nice to have:

• Experience with on-premise deployments of version control systems (e.g., GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket).
• Experience with on-premise deployments of repository managers (e.g., Artifactory, JFrog, Nexus).
• Experience with on-premise deployments of developer platforms (e.g., JupyterHub, GitPod).
• Experience with advanced software engineering concepts and API development
• Experience with build and release systems, including publication, replication, distribution, and lifecycle management of packages and artifacts.