WHO WE ARE

We are a quantitative and systematic trading firm that employs a rigorous mathematical approach to pricing securities and constructing portfolios across multiple asset classes globally.

WHAT WE DO

A diverse team of Traders, Quantitative Researchers, Technologists and Operations personnel closely collaborate to solve problems and develop cutting-edge models and systematic trading strategies.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for responsive and thoughtful individual with excellent communication skills. You should have a background in Linux and a decent level of Shell scripting, Python development and ideally experience with Terraform more recently. It is desirable you have a software engineering background, but that is not essential. You are passionate about enablement and operational efficiency. You take a lot of pride in excellence, wants to work in a fast-paced innovative environment and deliver highly reliable and scalable systems. You will work with highly motivated developers and infrastructure engineers in a collaborative environment to provide the automation needed to continuously improve our trading operation.

Responsibilities

Creating and maintaining CICD pipelines on Gitlab supporting the lifecycle of the firm's research, algo trading and post-trade systems
Setting up Docker hosts and Kubernetes clusters to run the systems used across the firm
Define auto-scaling policies and fitness functions to assure extremely high overall system availability
Implement toolsets for predictive monitoring and incident prevention, including full stack tracing for quick diagnostics and remediation
Working side by side Trade Support and Operations to investigate and diagnose production related trading incidents
Enabling developers, infrastructure engineers, researchers and operations through automating repetitive tasks
Work alongside the infrastructure, development and trading/quant teams to make sure we are using the best hardware and software solutions

Skills & Experience

Experience with Gitlab, SonarQube, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible
Proficiency in Python and/or Bash shell scripting
Familiarity with Linux systems
Basic knowledge of networking principles
Strong face-to-face and written communication skills
Curious, open-minded and pro-active
Taking pride in excellence and delivering high quality

Desirable, but not essential

A background in a proprietary trading firm
Knowledge of relational and timeseries databases
Knowledge of monitoring tools like Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, Grafana
Proficiency in programming languages like C++ and Golang
Experience in native and consolidated market data feed processing
Familiar with deploying vendor software for trading systems

WHY WORK WITH US

A supportive and collaborative work environment where individual contributions are recognised and accomplishments are rewarded
Comprehensive health insurance plan
Gym membership fee reimbursement
Provision of daily breakfast and lunch
Team-building and social events, including boat trips and sports days

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