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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Selby Jennings
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Linux, DevOps, Github, Information Technology Operations, Linux System Administration, Subversion, Puppet, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856365396-platform-engineer

## About the Role

The ideal profile will be a DevOps Engineer with at least five year's experience in financial services, strong expertise across modern DevOps tooling, cloud infrastructure, automation, and Linux environments. The role offers significant exposure across the business, partnering with both technology teams and end users to design, maintain, and enhance resilient, scalable platforms while driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be a proactive communicator with a strong sense of ownership, capable of translating business and technical requirements into robust technology solutions within a fast-paced hedge fund environment., * Minimum 5 year's experience working in development or IT Operations for a financial services company

 * University degree preferred
 * Hands-on experience with multiple DevOps tools
 * Experience with public cloud management and associated automation (AWS, Azure, etc.)
 * Demonstrated ability to gather and translate business and technical requirements into reproducible and resilient technology systems
 * Continuously assess current systems and processes and recommend modifications where appropriate

## Description

* Administer and support the firm's DevOps systems - Including but not limited to Puppet, Jenkins, GitHub, and SVN
 * Manage software compilation, deployment, and lifecycle management for the firm's core application platforms
 * Administer and automate the firm's Linux systems, including resource management, continuity and resiliency planning, security operations, and patching / upgrade lifecycle management
 * Monitor and troubleshoot core systems, identifying solutions to resolve issues and recommending changes to improve performance
 * Support business and technology development teams with dependency resolution and software testing methodologies


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