HPC Operations Engineer - Banking & Finance

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a leading technology-driven trading firm where engineering, automation, and high-performance infrastructure are central to supporting global trading operations. The organisation invests heavily in modern platform engineering practices, enabling teams to build reliable, scalable, and highly automated production environments.

As part of the HPC Operations team, you'll support large-scale Linux infrastructure within a high-performance production environment. You'll play a key role in maintaining the stability and performance of critical compute platforms, combining hands‑on troubleshooting with automation and continuous improvement to ensure highly available operations.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain large-scale Linux infrastructure.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents.
• Monitor platform health and respond to alerts.
• Automate operational tasks using scripting.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes.
• Support infrastructure upgrades and maintenance.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation.

Skills/Must Have

• Linux systems administration or operations experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Python, Bash, Go or similar scripting experience.
• Experience supporting production infrastructure.
• Familiarity with automation and configuration management tools.
• Exposure to HPC technologies such as Slurm, Lustre or GPFS is advantageous.

Location

• City of London (on-site)

Benefits

• Work with cutting‑edge Linux infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Solve complex technical challenges in a fast‑paced environment.
• Gain exposure to modern compute, storage and networking technologies.
• Join a collaborative team with excellent opportunities for technical growth.

Salary

• Open budget - market leading compensation package