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# Deployment Engineer

- **Company:** REC Solutions Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Configuration Access Protocols, Application Integration Architecture, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Linux System Administration, Networking Basics, Routing, OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Virtual Local Area Networks, Software Troubleshooting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Low Latency, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Docker, Vmware
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/engineer-deployment/rec-solutions-limited-job108219950

## About the Role

* Proven experience deploying containerised applications across platforms such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, cloud container services, VMware and Docker or Podman.
 * Proficiency in writing platform-native deployment configurations, including Kubernetes manifests, Docker Compose files or equivalent.
 * Experience deploying and configuring multi-service containerised architectures, with an understanding of service dependencies, startup sequencing and application integration.
 * Strong Linux administration skills, ideally with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Rocky Linux.
 * Proficiency in Git for version control and configuration management.
 * A solid understanding of TLS and mutual TLS (mTLS) certificate configuration within containerised environments.
 * Ability to interpret release notes, environment variables and application configuration requirements and translate them into accurate deployment configurations.
 * Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across containerised environments, regardless of the underlying platform.
 * Excellent communication skills and the ability to guide clients through technical setup and upgrade processes.
 * Experience producing and maintaining technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.
 * Confidence working on client sites as part of a collaborative delivery team.

Desirable Skills and Experience

 * Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI.
 * Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
 * Experience in financial technology, financial services or similarly regulated, low-latency environments.
 * Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including VLANs, firewalls and routing, particularly in relation to client-site deployments.
 * Familiarity with exchange technology, trading platforms or other business-critical systems.

## Description

Key Responsibilities - (client facing, trading, FinTech, financial services, Linux, Kubernetes, Cloud container services)Deploy and configure containerised applications across multiple platforms within client and internal environments.

 * Install, test and validate software releases before client delivery, ensuring all components operate correctly end to end.
 * Participate in application design and architecture reviews, providing insight into deployment, operability and supportability.
 * Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort, improve consistency and enhance deployment reliability.
 * Investigate and resolve technical issues through structured troubleshooting, root cause analysis, bug investigation and remediation across pre-production environments.
 * Collaborate with the central DevOps team to align deployment tooling, standards and methodologies.
 * Support clients through installation, configuration and upgrade activities, both remotely and on-site.
 * Review software release notes and translate application requirements into accurate, platform-specific environment configurations.
 * Communicate technical issues, risks and remediation plans clearly to technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Develop and maintain deployment documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.
 * Complete formal handovers to client operations teams or internal Operations, ensuring environments are ready for ongoing support., This is an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with client-facing delivery in a business-critical technology environment. You will work alongside experienced technical teams, contribute to deployment automation and continuous improvement, and help deliver reliable software solutions to a growing client base.

If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, improving deployment processes and working collaboratively to deliver high-quality outcomes, we would welcome your application.