Platform Engineer
Platform Engineer
Our client is a top-performing, technology-driven hedge fund renowned for combining exceptional investment talent with world-class technology. As part of continued investment across their cloud and platform ecosystem, they are seeking a Platform Engineer to join a highly visible team at the intersection of infrastructure, cloud and the investment business. This Platform Engineer position offers the opportunity to work directly with Portfolio Managers, Quant Researchers and Analysts whilst supporting a modern environment built on AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and automation tooling. For an ambitious Platform Engineer, this is an opportunity to gain front-office exposure and play a key role in enabling some of the industry's most sophisticated investment teams.
They are looking for a proactive, curious and highly customer-focused Platform Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and working closely with end users. The ideal Platform Engineer will combine strong Linux, cloud and automation expertise with excellent communication skills, taking ownership of issues, driving platform adoption and delivering a first-class user experience. This role would suit a Platform Engineer who enjoys both hands-on technical problem-solving and the visibility that comes from partnering directly with the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for Portfolio Managers, Researchers and Analysts, providing high-touch technical support and enablement
- Support and educate users across AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Airflow and related platform technologies
- Troubleshoot complex Linux, cloud, infrastructure and application issues within production environments
- Drive platform adoption through training, documentation and best-practice guidance
- Automate operational processes and improve workflows using Python and scripting
- Partner with Platform, Infrastructure and Engineering teams to enhance reliability and user experience
- Lead incident resolution and contribute to continuous service improvement initiatives
- Identify opportunities to improve tooling, workflows and platform capabilities across the organisation
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience
- Python scripting and automation skills
- Hands-on experience with AWS or another major cloud platform
- Experience working with Kubernetes and containerised environments
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience, ideally Terraform
- Knowledge of CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab
- Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical users
- Experience working within complex, business-critical environments
Desirable Experience
- Hedge fund, trading, investment banking or wider financial services experience
- Exposure to Kafka, RabbitMQ or distributed systems
- Experience with observability tooling such as Prometheus and Grafana
- Background in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE or Production Engineering
- Passion for technology, automation and continuous improvement
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