Senior DevOps Engineer

Quberesearchandtechnologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking a Network Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable, resilient infrastructure and services. You will develop CI/CD pipelines, evolve observability with OpenTelemetry, and troubleshoot complex systems for production reliability.

You will work with Linux, networking, Docker/Kubernetes, and modern monitoring stacks to deliver robust, observable research and trading platforms. Strong automation and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux systems expertise with debugging and performance tuning.
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, VRFs, VLANs, BGP).
• Proficiency in Bash and Python for automation and tooling.
• Experience with Python web frameworks (e.g. Flask, Django REST Framework).
• Experience building RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
• Understanding of asynchronous and multi-threaded systems.
• Experience working with CI/CD systems in production environments.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and reliability patterns.
• Ability to define and measure KPIs, SLAs, and SLOs.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Desirable: Terraform, AWS, OpenTelemetry instrumentation and observability pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable, resilient infrastructure configuration and platform services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Implement and evolve observability systems using OpenTelemetry (OTel), including distributed tracing, metrics, and logging.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using scripting and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
• Work closely with engineers to improve system design, deployment processes, and runtime performance.
• Operate and optimise containerised environments and orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes).
• Take ownership of services and features from implementation through production support and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective technical solutions.

Skills

Linux systems

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, VR

Bash

Python

Python web frameworks

RESTful APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Monitoring/Logging stacks

Asynchronous/multi-threaded

CI/CD in production

Distributed systems

KPIs/SLAs/SLOs

Communication with stakeholders

Terraform

AWS

OpenTelemetry

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Loki

Terraform

AWS

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology- and data-driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high-quality returns for our investors.
The Network Engineering function is responsible for the design, reliability, and optimisation of QRT’s wide-area network. The team supports large-scale routing infrastructure and collaborates closely with stakeholders across operations, systems engineering, and automation to ensure robust connectivity for global research and trading activities.

Your Future Role within QRT

• Design, build, and operate scalable, resilient infrastructure configuration and platform services
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery
• Implement and evolve observability systems using OpenTelemetry (OTel), including distributed tracing, metrics, and logging
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using scripting and infrastructure-as-code approaches
• Work closely with engineers to improve system design, deployment processes, and runtime performance
• Operate and optimise containerised environments and orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Take ownership of services and features from implementation through production support and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective technical solutions

Your Present Skillset

• Strong Linux systems expertise, including debugging and performance tuning
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, VRFs, VLANs, BGP)
• Proficiency in Bash and Python for automation and tooling
• Experience with Python web frameworks (e.g. Flask, Django REST Framework)
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)
• Understanding of asynchronous and multi-threaded systems
• Experience working with CI/CD systems in production environments
• Familiarity with distributed systems and common reliability patterns
• Ability to define and measure KPIs, SLAs, and SLOs
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Desirable:
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (i.e. Terraform)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (i.e. AWS)
  • Knowledge of OpenTelemetry (OTel), including instrumentation, tracing, metrics, and observability pipelines

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.