At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead European Rates Production Engineering and ensure operational health of trading systems.
- Company: Join Deutsche Bank, a leading global bank with strong European roots.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, 30 days holiday, and private healthcare.
- Other info: Embrace a diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a senior role while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in Site Reliability Engineering and strong technical skills in a trading environment.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 150000 £ per year.
- Job Title
- European Rates Production and Reliability Engineering Lead – Director Level, London
- Overview
Senior role reporting to the Head of Global Rates Production, leading European Rates Production Engineering across Fixed Income and Currencies Technology.
The role ensures the operational health of mission‑critical Rates trading systems, fosters Site Reliability Engineering practices, and partners with senior business & technology managers to improve architecture, automation, resilience and incident management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead production stability across the Rates business in Europe, aligning engineering priorities with business objectives, regulatory expectations and platform resilience goals.
- Embed Site Reliability Engineering principles and support the transition from reactive support to a proactive, data‑determined, automation‑led engineering model.
- Strengthen platform robustness by reviewing architecture, contributing to tooling strategy and setting clear standards for incident response, post‑incident evaluation and risk reduction.
- Act as a senior partner to the Head of Rates Trading, Rates desk heads, technology executives and adjacent business stakeholders, supporting transparency, aligned priorities and shared accountability for platform performance and health.
- Develop, mentor and scale a global team aligned to Site Reliability Engineering principles, promoting ownership, technical quality, curiosity and continuous improvement.
- Career Development & Support
Training and development to help you excel in your career. Flexible working to assist balancing personal priorities.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model enabling eligible employees to work remotely part of the time.
- Competitive salary and non‑contributory pension.
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; option to purchase additional days.
- Life assurance and private healthcare for you and your family.
- Flexible benefits: retail discounts, Bike4Work scheme and gym benefits.
- CSR programme support and 2 days volunteering leave per year.
Qualifications and Experience
- Leadership experience managing Site Reliability Engineering or Production Engineering functions in complex, high‑availability, real‑time environments, ideally within capital markets.
- Experience in a trading environment with knowledge of pricing, trade capture, market data flows and fixed income products; exposure to foreign exchange, algorithmic trading or electronic trading is advantageous.
- Strong experience in incident management, post‑mortem practices, problem management and change governance, ideally within regulated financial environments.
- Advanced technical capability: Linux/Unix systems, SQL, programming in C++, Java or Python; strong understanding of distributed systems and low‑latency architecture.
- Experience with observability and telemetry platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Geneos or Open Telemetry; infrastructure automation tooling (Ansible, Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments, containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker) and modern deployment methodologies.
- Equal Opportunities & Diversity
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.
We are an equal opportunities employer and make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities throughout the application process.
When required we offer adjustments such as assistive technology, adapted keyboards, and the provision of assistive devices.
Additional Information
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. For more information, see Deutsche Bank Careers.
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European Rates Production & Reliability Engineering lead, D employer: Deutsche Bank AG
Deutsche Bank is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture in Birmingham that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including private healthcare and generous holiday allowances, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to the vital mission of combating financial crime.
