At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure, drive automation across CI/CD pipelines.
- Company: A cutting-edge investment firm in Newcastle spun out of a renowned quantitative hedge fund.
- Benefits: Opportunity for real ownership and direct impact on a revenue-generating platform.
- Other info: Experience in high-performance or low-latency environments is a strong plus.
- Why this job: Join a high-performance team with exceptional peers in a greenfield environment.
- Qualifications: Top-tier academic background in Computer Science or Engineering; strong hands-on AWS/Azure/GCP experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Join a high-performance, next-gen quant platform. Our client, a cutting-edge, technology-first investment firm in Newcastle, is looking to hire a DevOps Engineer into a highly elite engineering environment. This opportunity sits within a fast-scaling, low-profile firm spun out of a globally renowned quantitative hedge fund, combining deep research, advanced engineering, and institutional-grade infrastructure.
As a DevOps Engineer, you'll join a team where infrastructure is not an afterthought but a core driver of performance, working alongside world-class engineers to build resilient, scalable systems from the ground up. This is an outstanding opportunity for a DevOps Engineer who wants exposure to a greenfield environment with real ownership and direct impact on a revenue-generating platform.
This role is suited to someone with exceptional technical foundations and a top-tier academic background, who thrives in high-performance environments. You will take ownership of cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform reliability, working at the intersection of engineering and systems optimisation. They are looking for a DevOps Engineer who enjoys solving complex challenges, building clean and scalable systems, and pushing engineering standards higher. If you value autonomy, technical depth, and working with exceptionally strong peers, you will love the pace, ownership, and impact this environment offers.
Key Responsibilities- Design, build and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure
- Drive automation across CI CD pipelines and deployment workflows
- Own and optimise Kubernetes environments in production
- Collaborate with engineers to improve platform performance and reliability
- Implement monitoring, observability and incident response frameworks
- Contribute to infrastructure strategy and long-term platform engineering vision
- Top tier academic background in Computer Science, Engineering or similar
- Strong hands-on AWS/ Azure/ GCP experience in production environments
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration
- Proven ability to build CI CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
- Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools
- Strong Linux fundamentals and systems-level understanding
- Experience in high-performance or low-latency environments is a strong plus
DevOps Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Selby Jennings
This technology-first investment firm in Newcastle offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-scaling environment. Employees enjoy autonomy and the chance to contribute to a long-term engineering vision while collaborating with world-class engineers. The firm values innovation and technical excellence, making it an exciting place for driven professionals.
