Linux TechOps Engineer in London, United Kingdom

Linux TechOps Engineer – FinTech / Trading

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Linux TechOps Engineer to join our high profile client.

Our client is a well known global financial software business providing to the trading platform market. No experience of finance is needed but much can be gained.

This is an environment of science and intellectuals. The firm is known globally for its attitudes and rigour more importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested in teaching what they know, and in learning from you.

The successful Linux Engineer will have demonstrated technical achievement working with Linux systems, relational databases and web technologies; the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and most importantly a commitment to exceptional team work and customer service. The role involves both supporting deployed production systems and participating in the design and development of enhancements.

This position requires close collaboration with their software engineers in an effort to best align technical solutions with the schedules and analytic needs of various strategies.

The Linux TechOps Engineer will be responsible for:

• Design and Develop tools to support and monitor production systems, this includes tools to manage a large suit of automated processes.
• Running a hosted ASP, a 24/7, mission-critical financial trading and risk management system.
• Monitoring/troubleshooting large suite of automated processing for market and position data.
• Monitoring overall system performance and reliability, including application/computation, database and communication layers.
• Participate in design and development of software and processes to enhance the breadth, quality, performance and reliability of services offered to clients.
• Collaborate with DBA, Unix Systems Administrators and development teams to further the goals of high quality and reliability of the ASP system.

Operations Engineers MUST have:

• At least 4 years’ professional Linux systems experience
• Expert on a Linux Command Line
• A bright mind (usually BSc but doesn’t have to be)
• Python or Bash
• Docker
• SQL/NOSQL/MongoDB
• Experience working with mission-critical production systems
• GIT/Bitbucket experience
• Financial Experience would be a plus.

This role suits a candidate in the not in the banking sector looking for a move. You must be hands on and have excellent experience of networking in a demanding environment. You will also be a techie motivated by technology. In return you will be rewarded seriously financially.

The environment is that of Facebook or Google, relaxed open with time to think and make the right decisions. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed with an open dress code. This is a role for techies, those who are motivated by the sharp end of technology and the possibility of making serious money doing something you are passionate about.

My client is based in London