Production Engineer - Kubernetes & Azure for Trading Systems

Selby Jennings; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial software development firm in Manchester is seeking a Production Engineer or DevOps Engineer. In this role, you will work directly on trading systems and Market Data feeds, leveraging your expertise in Kubernetes and Linux within production environments. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of Azure Cloud, scripting and automation skills, and experience with the ELK stack for monitoring. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively in a challenging environment focused on technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in working within either DevOps or Production Engineer fields.
• Solid Azure Cloud knowledge and Linux administration experience.
• Expertise in ELK stack for monitoring and alerting.
• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Terraform, Ansible).
• Excellent troubleshooting and performance tuning skills in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Work directly on trading systems, within Market Data feeds and deep in production environment.
• Assist with migration to Linux-based systems.
• Deploy and organise Kubernetes clusters and Docker Containers.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and observability using the ELK stack.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Azure Cloud

Scripting skills (Bash, Python)

Automation skills (Terraform, Ansible)

Tools

ELK stack

Docker

Job description

A financial software development firm in Manchester is seeking a Production Engineer or DevOps Engineer. In this role, you will work directly on trading systems and Market Data feeds, leveraging your expertise in Kubernetes and Linux within production environments. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of Azure Cloud, scripting and automation skills, and experience with the ELK stack for monitoring. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively in a challenging environment focused on technical excellence.