Platform Specialist - Middleware

Squarepoint Capital; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial technology is seeking a Platform Application Specialist to join their Application Engineering team. This is a pivotal role where you will leverage DevOps methodologies, enhance platform stability, and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Engineering or Computer Science and possess 4+ years of experience in relevant roles, with knowledge of various technologies. Join a dynamic team and thrive in a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Deep knowledge of at least two technologies: Kafka, Consul, Load-balancing.
• Experience in developing CICD pipelines and creating self-service workflows.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mission-critical platform infrastructure using DevOps.
• Mentor junior team members and enhance operational efficiency.
• Work on automation to enhance operational efficiency.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Platform Engineering

Infrastructure Automation

Configuration Management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kafka

Consul

GitLab

Kubernetes

Job description

Client:

Squarepoint Capital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

af618292b703

Job Views:

4

Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

Job Description:

Department: Application Engineering

Position Overview: Platform Application Specialists at Squarepoint plays an important technical role in delivering mission-critical platform infrastructure using the DevOps methodology.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of stakeholders on building and maintaining automated platform solutions and services used across the firm. You will also be responsible for designing, monitoring, and scaling platform and automating everyday tasks with scripting and configuration management tools. Your know-how will guide junior team members, providing mentorship and fostering a culture of continuous learning

As a member of the Middleware stream, you will be working towards increasing platform stability of some of the most critical infrastructure applications used in the company. You will have the opportunity to shape both the architecture and user experience to offer the most out of our platform. You will also be working on automation enhance operational efficiency via development of CICD pipelines and creation of self service work flows.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or similar discipline.
• Have 4+ years experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
• Enhance operational efficiency of our users via development of CICD pipelines and creation of self service work flows
• Exhibit deep knowledge of at least two of these technologies: Kafka, Consul, Load-balancing.
• Proficient in infrastructure automation and configuration management using tools such as Ansible and Terraform.

Nice to have:

• Experience with security products such as Keycloak, CyberArk
• Familiarity with modern software development tooling, including GitLab, Kubernetes, Hashicorp Products
• Experience with Observability systems such as Elasticsearch, Prometheus

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom