SRE / DevOps / Application Support

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global quantitative trading firm is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer in Slough, specializing in automation, cloud, and application support. The role offers competitive compensation, a collaborative environment, and excellent work-life balance. Ideal candidates will possess strong skills in SRE/DevOps with financial services experience.

Benefits

Free Breakfast and Lunch

2 days per week WFH

Free On-Site Gym

Year 1 guaranteed bonus

13% pension

Potential for Sign-On Bonuses

Qualifications

• Strong experience within SRE/DevOps/App Support.
• Monitoring tooling experience with Grafana & Splunk.
• Strong Scripting skills in Python/Bash/PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for automation and implement scripting.
• Set up and enhance platform monitoring for maximum uptime.
• Engage in platform support across Linux, Windows, AWS.

Skills

Automation

Scripting

Monitoring

Networking

Cloud

SaaS

Tools

Grafana

Splunk

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

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Client:

Stanford Black Limited

Location:

slough, United Kingdom

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

SRE / DevOps / App Support - Global Quant Trading Firm | Up to £180k TC

A globally renowned quantitative trading firm, who are currently experiencing strong growth, are searching for a Site Reliability Engineer with a diverse skillset, additionally spanning DevOps, App Support, Cloud, Linux Admin, and Networking responsibilities.

You'll be joining a collaborative environment where technology is very much at the fore-front. This hire will be expected to work heavily on automation and monitoring - ideal for someone who enjoys scripting, AI, and next-gen tooling.

Below I have included a breakdown of the role, company, and requirements. Please review and if the opportunity seems like a good fit share your CV!

Role:

• Identify opportunities for automation and implement appropriately, utilising scripting across Python, PowerShell, and Bash
• Set-up and enhance platform monitoring, utilising technologies such as Grafana and Splunk to maximise platform uptime
• Engage in platform support down to a network level
• Work to onboard new applications and enhance existing ones
• Engage in a diverse application environment covering Linux, Windows, AWS, and SAAS
• Provide application support to a fast growing estate of systems
• Identify practical applications for GenAI platforms such as ChatGPT

Company:

• Tech led approach - Drives approach to trading and internal investment decisions
• c.1,000 staff - Good size for exposure, yet opportunity
• Main engineering and trading hub based out of start of the art brand new London based office
• Flat structure to facilitate collaboration and allow access to C level members
• Great work life balance quoted frequently on Glassdoor - Free Breakfast and Lunch, 2 days per week WFH, Free On-Site Gym
• Great compensation - Year 1 guaranteed bonus, 13% pension, Potential for Sign-On Bonuses

Must Have Requirements:

• Strong experience within the SRE/DevOps/App Support space
• Monitoring tooling experience i.e. Grafana and Splunk
• Strong Scripting - Python/Bash/PowerShell
• Knowledge of networking
• Cloud experience (preferably AWS)
• SaaS exposure
• IaaC/DevOps tooling experience i.e. Terraform and Ansible
• Experience within financial services
• Bonus: Background in Sys Admin/Network Support/App Support