Senior DevOps Engineer (Trade Surveillance Platform)

Job summary

Data Intellect is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a new Trade Surveillance team in Belfast. This role involves acting as a technical consultant, bridging client infrastructure teams and internal engineering, and taking ownership of platform implementation, optimization, and ongoing support. The position offers comprehensive training on a specialized trade surveillance product stack and opportunities for international client engagements.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.
• Solid AWS expertise and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Proven CI/CD and automation experience.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of storage (NFS/EFS), databases (PostgreSQL), and web servers (Nginx, Apache, Tomcat).
• Experience with SSO and security (SAML, OIDC, Azure AD, Okta, Keycloak).
• Scripting skills in Python and/or Bash.
• Client-focused with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to break down complex systems and translate technical issues for different audiences.
• Comfortable working independently in client environments.
• Proactive, adaptable, and motivated to learn.
• Financial services or capital markets experience (desirable).
• Exposure to trade surveillance or RegTech platforms (desirable).
• Experience in low-latency or high-throughput environments (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead between clients and engineering teams, delivering enterprise platform solutions.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize containerized applications using Kubernetes and Helm.
• Design scalable, secure infrastructure across on-prem and AWS environments using Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, driving automation and release consistency.
• Administer Kubernetes clusters, managing orchestration, scaling, and performance.
• Implement monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) to ensure system reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, Kubernetes, and database issues with clear root cause analysis.
• Configure AWS networking and implement secure access (SSO, SSL/TLS, access controls).

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