Lead DevOps Engineer

Job summary

The Lead DevOps Engineer role is essential for supporting mission-critical derivatives trading systems and real-time market data platforms, ensuring high availability and compliance with industry regulations. Responsibilities include managing workflows, establishing CI/CD pipelines, and providing expertise in FIX connectivity and market data distribution systems to enhance performance and reliability in complex trading environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in supporting trading systems in front-office environments
• Proven expertise in FIX protocol engineering and vendor/exchange certification
• Strong hands-on skills in Python, PowerShell and scripting for automation tasks
• Familiarity with C# and relational database concepts, including SQL
• Experience troubleshooting and implementing market data distribution systems (RTDS – ADS/DACS/ADH)
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation processes for mission-critical systems
• Operational experience with OMS/EMS platforms (such as TT, Bloomberg, NYFIX)
• Strong incident management capabilities in high-pressure environments
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach

Responsibilities

• Ensure proactive management of workflows and system reliability for global trading environments
• Design and implement best practices for application deployment, monitoring and observability
• Support and troubleshoot production issues in real-time, providing rapid incident resolution
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for front-office environments to improve release efficiency
• Collaborate with traders, developers and infrastructure teams to ensure system scalability and performance
• Lead integration and performance testing strategies for low-latency trading platforms
• Optimize processes for compliance and audit readiness, including regulatory standards (RTS6)
• Provide subject matter expertise for FIX connectivity, market data distribution and vendor integrations
• Drive continuous improvement and technical initiatives to reduce operational risks and technical debt
• Participate in on-call rotation for global trading infrastructure support

Skills

Relocation