Production Engineer (SRE / Linux)

Provntalent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Provntalent in London seeks a talented Production Engineer to join its technology team. The role focuses on site reliability, Linux-based production infrastructure, automation and software development within a fast-paced financial environment.

You will work closely with software engineers and infrastructure specialists to maintain and improve production systems, investigate complex issues and develop tools to boost reliability, performance and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in SRE, Production Engineering or similar.
• Strong Linux knowledge and production environment experience.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration.
• Scripting with Python and Bash.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging and observability tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging and analytical skills.
• Good networking fundamentals.
• Experience supporting production systems.
• Ability to work with software engineers and infrastructure teams.
• Strong communication and proactive approach.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve critical production systems.
• Investigate complex technical issues and provide solutions.
• Develop tools to improve reliability, performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with software engineers and infrastructure specialists.
• Contribute to automation, deployment and infrastructure improvements.

Skills

SRE/Production Engineering

DevOps

Linux Systems Engineering

Python & Bash

Monitoring/Observability

Troubleshooting & Debugging

Networking Fundamentals

Cross-functional collaboration

Willingness to learn

Tools

Containerisation

Orchestration

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure automation

Job description

An established trading firm is looking for a talented Production Engineer to join its technology team in London. The business operates in a fast-paced, technology-driven financial environment where reliable, high-performing systems are essential to day-to-day operations. With a strong emphasis on engineering, automation and continuous improvement, the firm offers the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges alongside a collaborative and highly skilled team. This is a varied, hands-on engineering role combining elements of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Linux systems engineering, production infrastructure, automation and software development. You'll work closely with software engineers, infrastructure specialists and other technical stakeholders to maintain and improve critical production systems, investigate complex technical issues and develop tools and solutions that improve reliability, performance and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Production Engineering, DevOps, Linux Systems Engineering or a similar technical role.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems, including experience working with production environments.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies.
• Scripting or programming experience, ideally using Python and Bash.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging and observability tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Experience supporting, maintaining or improving business-critical production systems.
• Ability to work effectively with software engineers, infrastructure specialists and other technical teams.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, engineering-led approach to solving problems.
• A willingness to learn new technologies and take ownership of technical challenges.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working in financial services, trading, fintech or another technically demanding production environment.
• Familiarity with cloud or on-premises infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation and release processes.
• Exposure to distributed systems, high-performance infrastructure or latency-sensitive applications.
• Experience working with databases or data processing technologies.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation or configuration management tools.
• Experience improving monitoring, observability, system resilience or operational processes.
• Exposure to software development or building internal engineering tools.

Previous experience within financial services or trading is not essential.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join an established trading business where technology plays a central role in its operations. You'll gain exposure to challenging engineering problems, business-critical production systems and modern infrastructure, working alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative technical environment. The role offers a varied mix of production engineering, infrastructure, automation and software development, with opportunities to take ownership of technical challenges and contribute to meaningful improvements across the technology platform. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, alongside opportunities for continued technical development and career progression.