Site Reliability Engineer (Algorithmic Trading)

Role: Site Reliability Engineer

Domain: Energy trading

Project: Algorithmic derivatives trading platform

Day rate: Circa £800/d (inside IR35)

Location: London (hybrid - 3 days per week)

Contract: 6 months initial (multi-year scope)

X4 Technology are partnered with a global energy trading client, offering the opportunity for a Contract Site Reliability Engineer to join a small high-performing team working on an algorithmic derivatives trading platform .

You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to ensure end-to-end workflows run securely, efficiently and compliantly (MiFIDII, RTS6...).

You'll also optimise connectivity to global futures exchanges, integrate market data (Bloomberg, Refinitiv...) and troubleshoot FIX connections, EMS/OMS platforms, network protocols and real-time data systems.

Responsibilities for the Contract Site Reliability Engineer (Algorithmic Trading)

• Deploy applications following best practices and manage vendor relationships
• Monitor and troubleshoot systems proactively, owning reliability improvements
• Work closely with trading teams to understand the full trade lifecycle
• Develop and maintain technical solutions (Python, PowerShell, C#, and SQL)

Requirements for the Contract Site Reliability Engineer (Algorithmic Trading)

• Proven track record of DevOps and application deployment best practices
• Background in commodity trading, capital markets or investment banking
• Strong knowledge of global futures exchanges, exchange-traded derivatives lifecycle and real-time market data distribution systems (RTDS, DACS, ADH, ADS)
• Solid FIX engineering experience

Great opportunity to contribute to an innovative algorithmic trading platform with one of the world's largest energy trading players. Day rates circa £800/d inside IR35 and interviews from W/C 13th October. Please apply online for immediate consideration.