Platform Infrastructure Engineer - OpenShift, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Linux - Quant Hedge Fund

Platform Engineer (X2) with expertise in OpenShift Kubernetes, CI/CD, Linux and GitLab / GitOps sought by a large Quantitative Hedge Fund to support further business growth.

Our client is one of the World's Elite Quant Hedge Fund Managers with large-scale, massively Distributed Systems, and ample opportunity for Engineering-at-Scale on huge big-ticket projects They boast a highly lean and flat, non-hierarchical business, which has very little in the way of siloes - unlike many of their industry peers - and therefore engineers are fortunate enough to take ownership of projects and relationships end-to-end across the firm. This operating model relies on strong collaboration and communication skills.

This a newly created Platform Infrastructure team, separated out of a Core Infrastructure function, and with a focus on Platform Engineering, Developer Tooling, DevOps, plus some Production Operational Support. The team collaborate heavily with diverse stakeholders - typically peer Technology teams (Data, Software, Infrastructure....), Quantitative Development, and business users in Quantitative Research.

Requirements

• 4+ years' professional Platform Infrastructure Engineering experience.
• Expertise in OpenShift Kubernetes and Linux. Additional experience with On-Premise Infrastructure i.e. RHEL preferred.
• Strong CI/CD and GitLab / GitOps working with Development teams. A track-record in Engineering for Developer Experience / Developer Tooling would be highly desirable.
• Programming / automation proficiency in at least one language (Python, Go, PowerShell, C...)
• Experience of Planning around Production environments and Kubernetes deployments.
• Windows and Storage knowledge and experience useful but not essential.
• Financial Services experience is helpful but not a hard requirement.
• Communication skills, drive and passion for Engineering and Technology essential.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly successful and elite Quantitative Hedge Fund Manager, working with large-scale, bleeding edge technology and collaborating with diverse, world-class colleagues. Compensation is commensurately market-leading as is the firm's record of employee retention/tenure. Our client requires a four day onsite commitment in London SW1.