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# Hands-On Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems

- **Company:** Harrington Starr
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Bash Shell, Linux, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Software Troubleshooting
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2859574698-hands-on-production-support-engineer-trading-systems

## About the Role

* Experience scripting in Bash and/or Python
 * Solid SQL (aggregations, performance troubleshooting)
 * Background in trading systems (Futures, ION, FIS, TT highly desirable)
 * Experience with monitoring tools (Geneos/ITRS a plus)

This is a technical, hands-on role-ideal for engineers who enjoy diagnosing real production issues, not just handling tickets.

## Description

We are hiring a hands-on Production Support Engineer to support trading and quant platforms in a fast-paced front office environment.

What you'll do:

 * Provide low-level technical support across Linux-based trading systems
 * Troubleshoot live production issues (logs, processes, performance, connectivity)
 * Write scripts (Bash/Python) to automate monitoring and operational tasks
 * Work closely with trading, quant and dev teams on critical incidents


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