DevOps Engineer - Azure in City of London

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Overview

Our client, a fast-growing quantitative trading firm, is seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer in Azure to design, build, and maintain robust cloud infrastructure in a high-performance, security-sensitive environment. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and finance, ensuring systems are reliable, efficient, and compliant in a fast-moving fintech setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Azure environments including Container Apps, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, Event Hubs, Kafka, Storage, and Vercel, optimizing for performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Define and enforce governance planning and granular access control, including RBAC and least-privilege configurations across all resources.
• Implement and maintain cybersecurity controls (MFA, conditional access, endpoint protection, encryption, vulnerability remediation).
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies, including automated validation and detailed recovery documentation.
• Ensure observability, audits, and compliance in a regulated, high-availability environment.

Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience managing and engineering Microsoft Azure infrastructure (networking, compute, storage, identity, cost control, governance).
• Expertise in Terraform, Azure CLI, and PowerShell for automation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong background in governance models, granular access control, and RBAC policies within Azure and Entra ID.
• Hands-on experience with Container Apps, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, Event Hubs, Kafka, and Storage accounts.
• Solid grounding in security, DR, and compliance practices (MFA, conditional access, endpoint protection).
• Previous experience in fintech, trading, or other high-availability, security-sensitive sectors is a strong plus.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance