- Company Name
- Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business
- Job Title
- AWS Platform Engineer- Hedge Fund - £250k
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
AWS Platform Engineer – Hedge Fund
**Role Summary**
Design, build, and scale the cloud-native infrastructure of a quantitative hedge fund. Leverage AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Linux to deliver high‑performance trading systems, data pipelines, and application services. Build automation and container solutions to streamline operations across cross‑functional teams.
**Expectations**
* Own end‑to‑end cloud platform lifecycle: architecture, deployment, monitoring, and cost optimisation.
* Collaborate with trading, data, and software teams to evangelise best practices and a culture of automation.
* Deliver production‑ready infrastructure with minimal downtime and maximum reliability.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Architect and maintain AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS/EKS, VPC, IAM, ALB/NLB, RDS/Redshift, S3, CloudWatch).
* Implement and manage Kubernetes clusters for containerised workloads.
* Design, author, and maintain Terraform modules and pipelines (CI/CD) for repeatable deployments.
* Develop automation scripts and tools in Python (or Golang) to optimise workflows, provisioning, and monitoring.
* Enforce security, compliance, and governance policies across the platform.
* Monitor performance, troubleshoot incidents, and recommend capacity planning.
* Mentor and support peers on cloud and DevOps best practices.
* Lead incident reviews and post‑mortems, driving continuous improvement.
**Required Skills**
* Strong experience with AWS services, architecture patterns, and cost optimisation.
* Kubernetes fundamentals: deployment, scaling, service mesh, RBAC.
* Terraform proficiency – module design, state management, version control.
* Linux system administration – Bash scripting, networking, storage.
* Programming in Python or Golang for automation and tooling.
* CI/CD pipeline design (GitHub Actions, CI tools, ArgoCD, etc.).
* Familiarity with monitoring/observability (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
* Understanding of security best practices (IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, network ACLs).
* Problem‑solving mindset, strong communication, and collaborative team player.
**Required Education & Certifications**
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
* AWS certifications preferred – e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
* Kubernetes certification (CKA/CKAD) a plus.