- Company Name
- Mondrian Alpha
- Job Title
- Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer - Leading Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund - London
- Job Description
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Job title: Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Role Summary: Own and evolve a hybrid AWS‑Azure multi‑cloud platform for a multi‑strategy hedge fund. Lead end‑to‑end cloud strategy, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipeline modernization to increase developer velocity, operational stability, and observability.
Expectations: Deliver production‑grade infrastructure that supports high‑performance trading and analytics workloads. Communicate complex technical solutions to cross‑functional stakeholders in the US, Europe, and UK. Drive continuous improvement of cloud cost, efficiency, and security posture.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and maintain IaC using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for a hybrid environment.
• Build and operate container‑oriented services on Docker/Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE or on‑prem clusters).
• Create and optimize CI/CD workflows with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, or Bamboo to support rapid release cycles.
• Deploy, integrate, and manage observability solutions (DataDog, OpenSearch, LogicMonitor) for metrics, logs, and alerts.
• Automate operational tasks and workflows with Python and PowerShell scripts.
• Coordinate with software, security, and business teams to translate platform requirements into robust engineering solutions.
• Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost‑management reviews of cloud resources.
• Ensure compliance with security policies, access controls, and audit requirements across multi‑cloud services.
• Mentor junior DevOps personnel and promote best practices across the Platform Engineering team.
Required Skills:
• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Architecture.
• Strong proficiency in IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi).
• In‑depth knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container registry orchestration.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Bamboo).
• Expertise in monitoring, logging, and observability stacks (DataDog, OpenSearch, LogicMonitor, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Programming skills in Python and scripting in PowerShell or Bash.
• Solid understanding of AWS (VPC, IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, EKS) and Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, ARM).
• Familiarity with security best practices, network design, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑availability environment with minimal downtime.
Required Education & Certifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Relevant cloud certifications preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect.
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD) are a plus.