Site Reliability Engineer (Home-based)

JR United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment banking client is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to support Equity Front Office trading applications. The role involves managing scalable infrastructure, performance tuning, and ensuring expedient deployment of new systems. Candidates must have strong experience in Windows and Linux services and proficiency in scripting languages. Excellent communication and project management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Windows and Linux/Unix services.
• Experience in BFSI applications with understanding of the Trade Lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Frontline Site Reliability Engineering and Support functions for Equity trading systems.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Project Management

Tools

PowerShell

Python

SQL

Nagios

Splunk

OTEL

Datadog

Job description

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Site Reliability Engineer (Home-based), London

Client: LevelUP HCS

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

6

Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

Job Description:

Our investment banking client is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to play an instrumental role in supporting Equity Front Office trading applications, risk, and middle office real-time products, developed and used for Equity Cash and ETS applications. As part of the wider platform engineering team, you will work closely with Business users interactively throughout the day, along with technical, analysis, and testing colleagues. The business is a growth area, with current investments in technology, business, and middle office areas.

Responsibilities include:

1. Frontline Site Reliability Engineering and Support functions for Equity trading systems used by our clients' clients and internal users.
2. Implement and manage scalable infrastructure using cloud-native technologies and tools.
3. Gather and analyze metrics from operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding.
4. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
5. Ensure expedient deployment of new systems and follow-up on permanent fixes for development issues.
6. Support compliance and legal queries.

Requirements:

• Strong experience in Windows and Linux/Unix services.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell, Python, and SQL.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, Splunk, OTEL, and Datadog.
• Strong domain knowledge with experience in Capital Markets, especially CASH, ETS, Bonds, Options, Futures, Swaps products.
• Experience in BFSI (Banking and Financial Industry) applications with understanding of the Trade Lifecycle.
• Excellent communication, time management, and project management skills.