Production Engineer – Trading & Electronic Trading Systems

MARGO

Greater London

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Tailored training programs

Career development opportunities

Close support in a human-sized structure

Job summary

A prominent tech consultancy in the UK seeks a Production Engineer to enhance and stabilize trading systems. This role requires expertise in Linux/UNIX and SQL, alongside strong analytical skills. The ideal candidate will work within demanding and fast-paced trading environments, ensuring high availability of critical systems while collaborating with various teams. Applicants should be capable of operating independently and have a clear communication style. This position offers valuable career development opportunities within production engineering and DevOps.

Qualifications

Experience in production engineering or IT operations.
Strong knowledge of Linux / UNIX systems in production.
Solid understanding of SQL for production-level analysis.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Ability to work in real‑time, production‑critical environments.
Clear communication and strong ownership mindset.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

Operate and support Front Office trading systems in production.
Ensure system stability, performance, and incident management.
Develop scripts and tools to automate tasks and investigations.
Participate in on‑call or production support rotations when required.
Contribute to post‑incident reviews and long‑term remediation actions.

Skills

Production engineering experience

Strong Linux / UNIX knowledge

Solid SQL skills

Troubleshooting and analytical skills

Communication skills

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Tools

Linux / UNIX

SQL

Shell scripting

Python

Perl

Job description

Production Engineer – Trading & Electronic Trading Systems

Join MARGO in the UK (London)

MARGO is a tech-native consultancy delivering high value-added IT expertise to the financial services industry. We operate in complex Front Office environments where trading activity relies on highly available, performant and resilient production systems. Our consultants work at the intersection of trading, development and infrastructure teams to ensure that critical platforms run reliably under real-time market constraints. Joining MARGO means working in demanding production environments, while benefiting from a human-sized structure, close follow‑up and tailored training paths.

Business Context

You will work within Front Office Production and Trading Technology environments, supporting live trading and electronic trading platforms. These environments are production‑critical, operate in real time and require strong ownership of system stability, performance and incident management. The role involves close interaction with traders, developers, IT support and infrastructure teams.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Front Office Production Engineer to operate, stabilise and continuously improve trading and electronic trading systems. The role is strongly technical and production-oriented. It combines hands‑on system operation, deep investigation of incidents, performance optimisation and automation, with close proximity to Front Office users. This position suits profiles who enjoy owning systems in production, understanding how applications behave under load and working across teams to improve reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Production Ownership & Reliability

Operate and support Front Office trading systems in production
Ensure high availability, stability and performance during market hours
Own incident management from detection to resolution and root cause analysis
Participate in on‑call or production support rotations when required
Contribute to post‑incident reviews and long‑term remediation actions

System Investigation & Performance

Investigate complex production issues across applications, operating systems and databases
Perform log analysis, system diagnostics and performance troubleshooting
Analyse latency, throughput and resource utilisation
Work closely with development teams to identify and resolve production bottlenecks

Automation & Tooling

Develop scripts and tools to automate operational tasks and investigations
Improve monitoring, alerting and observability of production systems
Contribute to deployment, release and change automation
Reduce manual interventions through standardisation and automation

Change & Continuous Improvement

Participate in releases, deployments and production changes
Support testing and validation in pre‑production environments
Continuously improve system resilience, scalability and operability
Collaborate with infrastructure and network teams on production topics

Technical Environment

Core Technologies & Tools

Front Office trading and electronic trading platforms
Linux / UNIX environments (advanced usage, troubleshooting, scripting)
Relational databases and SQL (production investigations, data validation)
Windows environments
Scripting and automation (Shell, Python, Perl or similar)
Monitoring, logging and alerting tools

Valued Technical Exposure

Performance and capacity monitoring
Release and deployment processes
Interaction with development, infrastructure and network teams
Understanding of market data and execution systems

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

Experience in production engineering, IT operations or trading support environments
Strong Linux / UNIX knowledge in production contexts
Solid SQL skills for production analysis and investigations
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

Ability to work in real‑time, production‑critical environments

Clear communication and strong ownership mindset

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Valued (but not restrictive)