Cloud DevOps Engineer

Who We Are

Our client is a global quantitative hedge fund operating across major liquid asset classes worldwide. Technology sits at the heart of the business, powering research, trading, and data-driven investment strategies across global markets.

The firm's infrastructure teams build and support highly scalable platforms that enable researchers, engineers, and traders to operate efficiently in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

We welcome strong applicants from across the globe. Relocation support will be provided for suitable candidates.

We Are Seeking: Cloud DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a hands-on Cloud DevOps Engineer to join a team responsible for deploying, maintaining, and supporting critical platforms across both cloud and on-premises environments.

You will work on a diverse technology stack including Kubernetes, GitLab, AWS, and internally developed platforms, helping to improve automation, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across the firm's infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and support cloud and on-premises infrastructure platforms
• Manage and optimise containerised environments using Kubernetes and related technologies
• Develop and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code and automated configuration management solutions
• Support distributed production systems and improve platform reliability and observability
• Administer and optimise AWS environments and core cloud services
• Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to improve operational efficiency and scalability
• Contribute to monitoring, alerting, and automation initiatives across the technology estate

Requirements

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. EKS, Docker, Podman)
• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI experience is highly beneficial)
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience supporting distributed production systems
• Strong Linux administration experience, particularly within RHEL or Rocky Linux environments
• Good understanding of core AWS services, including:
• VPC networking and security
• EC2 deployment and scaling
• IAM
• Storage services including S3, EFS, EBS, and FSx
• Experience with monitoring and observability tooling
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across technical teams

Highly Relevant Experience

• Administration of GitLab (including on-premises environments)
• Exposure to Snowflake and/or ClickHouse Cloud
• Experience with monitoring platforms such as CloudWatch, Coralogix, OpenTelemetry, or similar observability tooling
• Programming experience using Python, C#, Rust, or similar languages
• Experience supporting cloud platforms within financial services, trading, buyside or other performance-sensitive environments is strongly preferred

What We're Looking For

• Self-driven engineer comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy
• Strong troubleshooting mindset and passion for automation
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with changing priorities
• Team-oriented individual who enjoys both mentoring others and learning from peers
• Ability to balance operational support with long-term engineering improvements

Why Join Us

• Work on large-scale cloud and infrastructure platforms supporting a global quantitative hedge fund
• Exposure to modern DevOps, containerisation, and cloud-native technologies
• Strong engineering culture focused on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to collaborate with highly technical teams supporting critical business platforms

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