Description
This role is with a leading, global hedge fund who are looking to hire a Site Reliability Engineer to work directly with traders and other users of the internal systems in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. This role will see the successful candidate work directly with the development team on release management projects and improving processes, tools and procedures, alongside having the ability to work on development projects when the workload allows for it. Therefore, this role would suit someone who is willing to learn and grow with the firm in a long-term position. The type and nature of projects that will be worked on will only be limited by the individuals’ level of development skills and desire to achieve. Therefore an ambitious and hard working individual is paramount. This role will also suit someone who is commercially minded as longer-term responsibilities will require the ability to seek trends and themes in applications, prioritising resolutions that will have a bigger return on investment and reduce operational risk. Alongside the professional experience of Python, any experience in one or more of the following – Excel, SQL, C# or Perl would be advantageous. Although it is a preference for candidates to have finance experience, the fund will also look at candidates who have experience in different sectors, as long as there is a desire to learn more about finance in the long term. The firm has culture built on outstanding academic backgrounds and high achieving people, so this hire is likely to share these characteristics. This is a unique opportunity to join a very successful, collegiate hedge fund in a highly visible role with genuinely exceptional exposure to strategic decisions in the continued growth of the firm. Requirements: Strong academic background preferably in a quantitative subject from a top tier university. Proficiency in Python Ideally 3 years of professional experience Calm and easy-going person, able to empathize with distressed users in a fast paced, high-performance environment. Ability to quickly discover users' personality traits and manage them accordingly Strong communication skills Knowledge of Linux, Bash, Powershell, Git, Grafana, Prometheus is highly desirable. Understanding of Fixed Income financial products would be beneficial. – Bonds, swaps, IR futures, repos, swaptions, bond futures, etc. Due to demand, we are advertising this role anonymously. However, we do appreciate that this is quite an unusual (and vague) advert, so if you would prefer to speak to someone before submitting a CV, please send a blank application to the role and someone will be in touch to discuss. We can only respond to highly qualified candidates