Infrastructure Engineer – London, UK (London Area)

Infrastructure Engineer – London, UK GFO-X is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing team in London, UK.GFO-X is the UK\’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives.The successful candidate will join the Infrastructure team, report to the Head of Infrastructure, work with developers and project stakeholders, and build the infrastructure for an institutional grade fully UK-regulated trading venue for digital asset futures and options.Role:Deployment and configuration of exchange infrastructure, including network and server hardware, Linux OS, database and other services, and the exchange applicationsDeployment, configuration, and ongoing management of the exchange monitoring platformsSupport of the Trading Platform Support and Exchange Operations teams to assist in daily exchange operations and resolving operational issuesWorking with the Security team to implement corporate security policies to ensure our IT environments adhere to internal and industry-standard policies and practicesMonitoring and improving the availability, resiliency, and performance of the exchange infrastructure.Monitoring platform capacity and identifying where we may have insufficient headroomContributing to out-of-hours market rehearsals and test sessionsPropose and lead projects that improve our test and production environmentsCreate and maintain technical documentationContribute to Exchange design and architecture discussionsWork shifts and on-call as may be requiredRequirements:At least 5 years of experience in administering and deploying Linux solutions in similar industries — ideally with experience in a high-frequency or market-making environmentPractical exposure to Ansible, Puppet, or similar configuration management toolsExperience with configuring and managing resilient, low-latency environments is particularly welcomeExperience in deployment and operations of virtualization platforms including ESXi and ProxmoxDemonstrable skills with orchestration and automation tools, including scripting languages such as Bash, and PythonExperience with configuring Zabbix or similar monitoring platformsExperience with IPA or similar identity management platforms, including practical LDAP skillsIntermediate understanding of networking infrastructure and in particular, multicast and high throughput, low jitter networksHands-on experience with identifying and mitigating platform security issues and threatsVery strong problem-solving skills and a sense of ownership of their domainDemonstrable continuous learning and acquisition of new skillsSelf-starter and independent, able to work within a team. Detail-oriented with a structured approach to managing workloadCapable of interacting with different teams throughout the organization and with external clients to identify/resolve technical issues in a professional and effective mannerAbility to write clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation for processes and systemsExperience in proposing and evaluating new hardware and software solutions and their associated processesStrong command of spoken and written EnglishThis role is to be based at our London office. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in the United Kingdom will be given preference. GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included.If you are interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting.Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry.All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submissions.