SRE / DevOps Engineer – High Frequency Trading - Multi Strategy Hedge Fund - Multi Billion Doll[...]

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; On-site; GBP 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-strategy hedge fund in Crawley is seeking an SRE/DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of experience. The role offers the opportunity to work on high-frequency trading systems and design robust, automated solutions in a dynamic environment while collaborating with top professionals. The competitive compensation package reflects the prestigious nature of the hedge fund and its commitment to innovation in trading technology.

Benefits

Prestigious and highly profitable hedge fund

Engagement in high-impact projects

Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies (AWS)

Work with top-tier professionals in trading

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SRE/DevOps.
• Strong programming skills in Python or another scripting language.
• Experience with SQL databases and knowledge of FIX Protocol.

Responsibilities

• Drive the transformation to fully automated trading systems.
• Build tooling for automation across SDLC phases.
• Provide day-to-day support for trading applications.

Skills

Python

SQL

FIX Protocol

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

automation tools

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SRE / DevOps Engineer – High Frequency Trading - Multi Strategy Hedge Fund - Multi Billion Dollar Hedge Fund - Multiple Headcount - Up to £600k TC, crawley, west sussex

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crawley, west sussex, United Kingdom

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

SRE / DevOps Engineer – High Frequency Trading - Multi Strategy Hedge Fund - Multi Billion Dollar Hedge Fund - Multiple Headcount - Up to £600k TC

Join a leading multi-strategy hedge fund, where you’ll collaborate with elite engineers and top investment professionals to develop cutting-edge trading technology.

We are seeking highly skilled SRE / DevOps Engineers with 5+ years of experience to join a leading multi-strategy hedge fund. This role offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, technology-driven trading environment where you will collaborate with elite engineers and top investment professionals to develop cutting-edge trading technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the transformation of trading, research, and development environments to a fully automated, systematic trading system operating 24/7 across multiple assets globally.
• Build effective tooling for automation across all phases of SDLC, ensuring rigorous testing, release, and deployment processes.
• Improve trading systems' performance, monitoring, availability, and reliability.
• Provide day-to-day support for mission-critical trading applications and infrastructure.
• Develop a deep understanding of trading workflows and demonstrate excellent incident management skills.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong programming skills in Python or another scripting language
• Experience with SQL databases
• Knowledge of FIX Protocol
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools

Why Join?

• Work in a prestigious and highly profitable hedge fund, offering some of the best compensation packages in the market.
• Engage in high-impact projects within a dynamic and technology-driven environment.
• Collaborate with top-tier professionals in front-office trading, risk management, and quantitative analytics.
• Gain exposure to cutting-edge cloud-based technologies (AWS), containerization (Docker), and messaging systems (SNS, SQS, RabbitMQ).
• Immediate opportunities to contribute meaningfully and drive innovation.

If you are passionate about building robust, high-performance trading systems and want to work with some of the best minds in the industry, apply below