Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Signify Technology; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Signify Technology in London is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to own platform configuration management, incident response, and system availability across production and disaster recovery environments.

The role requires troubleshooting on bare metal Linux systems, SQL-driven configuration changes, and Python automation with colleagues across software, systems, and network teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• Background in technical operations, systems, network or database administration.
• Comfortable working independently across global time zones.
• Familiarity with European and US equities, options or futures market structures preferred.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own platform configuration management, incident response and system availability across production, DR and certification environments.
• Troubleshoot complex issues on bare metal Linux systems; execute SQL-driven configuration changes.
• Build Python automation tooling; collaborate with software, systems and network engineering teams globally.

Skills

Technical operations

Systems administration

Network administration

Database administration

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

C++

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer, London, Global Exchange Operator

4 Days Per week in London Office

We are working exclusively with one of the world's largest exchange operators on an SRE hire in London. This is a hands‑on technical role at the heart of a follow‑the‑sun support model, providing critical coverage for both European markets and US global trading hours on ultra low latency bare metal infrastructure.

The Role

You will own platform configuration management, incident response and system availability across production, disaster recovery and certification environments. Working independently across time zones, you will troubleshoot complex issues on bare metal Linux systems, execute SQL‑driven configuration changes, build Python automation tooling and work closely with software, systems and network engineering teams globally.

Tech Stack

• Linux, UNIX shell, kernel‑by‑pass networking (Solarflare/Onload)
• Python, SQL, C++
• Bare metal on‑premises infrastructure

What They Are Looking For

• Background in technical operations, systems, network or database administration
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision across global time zones
• Familiarity with European and US equities, options or futures market structures preferred
• Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred