Platform Specialist - Development Tools

Squarepoint Capital; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial technology is seeking a Platform Specialist in London to join their DevTools team. This role involves delivering critical platform infrastructure and tools using DevOps methodologies. Candidates should possess at least 4 years of experience with strong qualifications in software development and operational roles in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain mission-critical platform infrastructure using the DevOps methodology.
• Build and maintain development tooling services used across the firm.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Platform Engineering

Communication

Python

Git

CI/CD

Linux

Bash

Kubernetes

Education

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

GitLab CI

Jenkins

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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:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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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.