Platform Engineer in London

Overview CAIS is the pioneer in democratizing access to and education about alternative investments for independent financial advisors, empowering them to engage and transact with leading asset managers on a massive scale througha wide variety of alternative investment products and technology solutions. CAIS provides financial advisors with a broad selection of alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, digital assets, and structured notes. CAIS also delivers industry-leading technology, operational efficiency, and world-class client service throughout the pre-trade, trade, and post-trade experience.CAIS supports over 50,000 advisors who oversee more than $6 trillionin network assets.CAIS is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our high-performing team responsible for architecting, engineering, and maintaining the foundation of our cloud platform. The team designs and operates AWS infrastructure, manages CI / CD solutions, and builds observability systems that ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across CAIS\’s technology ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS, with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and security

Troubleshoot and resolve issues within the Kubernetes environment, including networking, workloads, and cluster operations

Support the automation and maintenance of AWS infrastructure using infrastructure as code principles

Implement and manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and least-privilege access across clusters and supporting AWS services

Collaborate with developers and product teams to improve the efficiency and reliability of deployment workflows

Contribute to the design and implementation of observability practices, ensuring systems are monitored effectively and meaningful metrics are captured to measure reliability and performance

Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews to continuously enhance platform resilience and operational maturity

Help define and implement best practices for platform engineering, including deployment standards, environment consistency, and operational excellence

Be open to learning and leveraging AI tools and techniques to improve platform reliability, automation, and efficiency

Required Technical Skills / Experience

Strong understanding of Kubernetes and hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting clusters in Amazon EKS

Working knowledge of AWS core services such as IAM, S3, RDS, and networking fundamentals

Experience implementing infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar tools

Familiarity with CI / CD concepts and tools, with GitHub Actions preferred

Experience administering artifact management systems such as Nexus, Artifactory, or equivalent

Understanding of observability principles including monitoring, logging, metrics, and tracing

Solid grasp of Git-based workflows and version control best practices

Foundational understanding of programming concepts; familiarity with languages used by CAIS developers—including Java / Kotlin, JavaScript / TypeScript (React), and Python—is a plus

Comfortable collaborating with developers and cross-functional teams to support deployment and platform needs

Qualifications

Relevant industry experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering roles

Hands-on experience supporting production workloads in AWS and Kubernetes environments

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot distributed systems and collaborate across teams

Excellent communication and documentation skills, with an emphasis on clarity and operational excellence

Bachelor\’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Whilst we spend a lot of our time working remotely, we believe there\’s no substitute (yet) for in-person collaboration, so we strongly encourage you to be in our London office on a weekly basis to spend time with your colleagues.

CAIS is consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work, and our culture is at the heart of our success. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can be their most authentic selves and feel inspired and supported to bring their voice forward to drive community, growth, and innovation. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people athttps://www.caisgroup.com/our-company/careers.

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