At a Glance
- Tasks: Own the cloud infrastructure and design CI/CD pipelines for a cutting-edge fintech platform.
- Company: Join a dynamic London-based fintech startup with a high-performing engineering team.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, performance bonuses, equity options, and direct founder exposure.
- Other info: Be part of a small, talented team making a significant impact on innovative financial solutions.
- Why this job: Lead architectural decisions and shape the DevOps culture in a fast-growing environment.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years in DevOps or Platform Engineering with Azure expertise and Python skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 80000 £ per year.
Five Sigma Finance Limited is a ~10-person London fintech startup building ABIDE, a cloud-based platform for managing structured finance portfolios. Backed by a high-performing engineering team, they are modernizing the management of complex financial assets through a sophisticated Python and Azure-based infrastructure.
As the first dedicated Platform Engineer at Five Sigma Finance Limited, you will own the cloud infrastructure end-to-end. You will design CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure environments, and automate workflows for the ABIDE platform. Balancing infrastructure ownership with backend contributions in Python/Django, you’ll play a pivotal role in architectural decisions within a high-growth fintech environment.
Location: London, UK
Why this role is remarkable:
- True infrastructure ownership where you lead architectural decisions and shape the DevOps culture from the ground up with minimal hand‑holding.
- Join a nimble, high‑talent team of 8 engineers in a ~10‑person startup, offering direct exposure to founders and significant impact on a scaling product.
- Attractive total compensation package including a performance bonus up to 30% and stock options in a growing London-based fintech.
What You Will Do:
- Design, deploy, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure on Azure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar).
- Automate complex workflows and optimize deployments to ensure a seamless, secure, and scalable development‑to‑production pipeline for the ABIDE platform.
- Collaborate with the software engineering team to manage containerized environments and occasionally contribute to backend application tickets using Python and Django.
The ideal candidate:
- At least 3-5 years of experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering with a proven track record of managing production environments specifically in Microsoft Azure.
- Strong proficiency in CI/CD design, automation, and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes or managed container services like Azure Container Apps.
- Working knowledge of Python for automation and the ability to contribute to a Django/PostgreSQL backend when necessary to support the broader team.
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