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# DevOps Engineer - HFT

- **Company:** HFT
- **Location:** Wellingborough, UK
- **Salary:** £104,000.0 - £208,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Configuration Access Protocols, Computer Engineering, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, SQL Databases, Information Technology, Data Analytics
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/devops-engineer/hft-job107851622

## About the Role

* Preferred degree in any mathematics, science, or computing related area (e.g., computer science, computer engineering, mathematics or physics)
 * If non-mathematics, science, or computing related area degree, candidate must have extensive professional development experience
 * Comfortable in an object-oriented scripting languages such as Python
 * A self-motivated personality with a passion for solving complex problems
 * Proficiency in Linux strongly preferred
 * Familiar with SQL or similar relational database system
 * Exceptional communication skills
 * Can demonstrate a high level of initiative and the ability to quickly build trust with trading and technology

## Description

Own technical issues when they arise, either seeing them through to completion or handing off to the proper escalation/support path.

Build and enhance operational dashboard, comprising of all critical and non-critical path datasets; effectively interpret existing data and create new metadata to identify inefficiencies of the entire trading lifecycle.

Build and maintain scripted toolset to enhance areas of data analytics, application configuration/deployment, data consolidation and all other areas that could exploit automation where not already implemented.


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