Senior DevOps Engineer ( post trading)

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech startup based in Edinburgh is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build and operate secure cloud infrastructure. The role offers opportunities for a proactive problem solver passionate about developing cutting-edge financial products, with flexible working hours and a collaborative company culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity packages

Flexible working hours and remote work options

Collaborative and inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency with AWS and containerized environments.
• Experience with messaging systems and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud-native infrastructure on AWS.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead incident response and system reliability initiatives.

Skills

AWS

Linux

CI/CD

Docker

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

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Client:

Aimhire

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Posted:

10.06.2025

Expiry Date:

25.07.2025

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Job Description:

Do you want to work with a FinTech startup in the capital markets vertical? At Aimhire.io, we are the exclusive recruiting partner to our client and are hiring urgently.

As we scale, we're looking for a DevOps Engineer to help us build and operate secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure—supporting everything from capital market flows to real-time ledger updates. This role requires a problem-solving mindset, the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment, and a passion for creating cutting-edge financial products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure (primarily AWS) to support Klear’s distributed systems and APIs.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable code delivery.
• Work closely with the engineering team to support microservices architecture, focusing on latency-sensitive and high-availability services.
• Monitor system performance, conduct root cause analysis, and implement observability best practices (metrics, logging, tracing).
• Harden infrastructure and deployments with infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation).
• Lead incident response, system reliability efforts, and infrastructure scalability initiatives.
• Manage messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and optimize for low-latency event handling and throughput.
• Contribute to evolving our security posture, including secrets management, access controls, and audit logging.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure role.
• Strong proficiency with AWS, Linux, and containerized environments (Docker).
• Deep understanding of CI/CD best practices and hands-on experience with tools like GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar.
• Experience with messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.) and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
• Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) and system tuning.
• Security-conscious mindset; experience implementing controls in regulated or financial environments is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in fintech, post-trade systems including certifications and auditing, or exchange infrastructure.
• Exposure to ledger-based systems or distributed data models.
• Experience with ISO 27001 or FCA-regulated environments.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Join a small, fast-moving team with deep industry expertise and VC backing.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Opportunity to make a visible impact from day one.
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
• The chance to make a significant impact in the fintech industry.