Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd

About the Company

Partnering with organisations to deliver outstanding recruitment solutions in financial services, professional services and commerce and industry since 2005.

Our commitment to equal opportunities
Equality, diversity and inclusion are essential components of our business. This ethos applies to both our delivery of talent to leading organisations and as an employer.

Take your career to the next level
At Alexander Ash, we support our candidates at every stage of the recruitment process. Our committed team of consultants are on hand to help you find success in your perfect role.

We're experts at finding the right person for the job
Our team are experts in a wide range of business areas across three primary markets. We work with some of the biggest players in the financial services, professional services and commerce and industry sectors.

Empowering people
As simple as it sounds, treating people well is the right way to do business. We reward our highly skilled team and we give our people access to industry leading training and mentorship. Our ethos of personal development and growth results in an engaged and motivated workforce who are always ready to do their best work for our clients.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd

Job Title

Senior Linux Engineer – Trading House

Job Description

Senior Linux Engineer – Trading House

A financial trading house is optimising their Linux infrastructure and are looking for a highly experienced Linux Engineer to play a key role in systems engineering and integration for the infrastructure design, build and implementing.

You will deep knowledge of Linux build, integration, and engineering, with secondary expertise in one of high-performance computing, storage, or networking, as well as a strong understanding contemporary containerised, infrastructure-as-code technologies, to play a key role in the build of a sophisticated, highly performant, and highly optimized infrastructure.

You should apply for this role if you are/have:

15+ years systems, infrastructure and/or platform engineering in financial markets or other critical environments
Deep understanding of Unix/Linux systems engineering to Kernel level, for high performance/low latency requirements
Strong systems design and optimisation, low latency turning and/or GPU processing
Strong automation and/or containerisation in in Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Kubernetes and similar tools
Scripting experience in Shell, Bash, and Python; C++ desirable but not required
Platform engineering / site reliability engineering experience preferred
Degree educated or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related

This is a £600-£650/day contract role (dependent on experience), based London, initially for six months. Hybrid working.

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

04-04-2025

Company Name

Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd

Job Title

Senior Security Engineer – Identity/Authentication – Financial Markets

Job Description

Senior Security Engineer – Identity/Authentication – Financial Markets

A trading house are building a new authentication and access management capability and have an opportunity for an experienced Linux engineer with a strong security lens to build out foundational elements of the platform.

This is full lifecycle design, build, implement activity, for someone with a strong understanding of secure Linux builds, identity/access management for on-prem and cloud-based systems, and be able to solution based on a strong understanding of HashiCorp Vault, industry standard secure authentication protocols, containerised and automated infrastructure-as-code architectures, and DevSecOps methodologies

15+ years systems or security engineering experience in Linux-based environment
Deep understanding of identity and access management, and authentication
Strong understanding of HashiCorp vault (ideally implementation from scratch)
Strong understanding of secure authentication protocols (Kerberos, LDAP)
Excellent communication, teamwork, documentation and stakeholder skills
Degree educated or higher from a leading academic institution

This is a £650-750/day role based London initially for six months (inside IR35).

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

07-04-2025

Company Name

Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd

Job Title

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Job Description

Senior DevSecOps Engineer - Linux, IAM, HashiCorp Vault
Perm or Contract - London, UK - Hybrid working

A leading quantitative technology-driven firm is building a next-generation Identity and Access Management (IAM) capability to underpin its global infrastructure. They are seeking a skilled DevSecOps Engineer with deep Linux expertise and a security-first mindset to play a critical role in designing and deploying this new authentication and authorization platform.

You will join a newly established security engineering function and take ownership of foundational elements of a greenfield IAM architecture. This role involves full lifecycle responsibility — from design and implementation to operationalisation — of secure identity systems and automated infrastructure components.

Required Skills & Experience
Strong background in systems or security engineering within Linux-centric environments
Expert-level understanding of IAM concepts and architecture
Hands-on experience deploying and managing HashiCorp Vault (preferably from scratch)
Familiarity with Kerberos, LDAP, and other secure authentication mechanisms
Experience with containerised environments and automation tooling (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and collaboration abilities
Degree from a top-tier institution in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)

Desirable
Exposure to high-performance or low-latency environments
Prior experience in financial services or trading environments
Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

11-04-2025

Company Name

Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd

Job Title

Technical Business Analyst

Job Description

Technical Business Analyst
Contract Duration: 6 Months (Extendable)
Location: London/ Dubai

Overview:
A leading financial market firm is seeking a Technical Business Analyst for a SaaS implementation project. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical mindset, exceptional communication skills, and a solid understanding of business processes and technical solutions.

Responsibilities:
Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to define functional and non-functional requirements, including regulatory, compliance, performance, and security needs.
Process Analysis: Define processes, conduct GAP analysis, and align business and technical objectives.
Documentation: Prepare clear documentation, including workflows and technical requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a liaison between technical teams and business units to ensure alignment.
Solution Design & Implementation: Support the design and execution of SaaS solutions.
Quality Assurance: Ensure solutions meet quality standards and address user needs.
Compliance: Ensure adherence to regulatory standards and best practices.
Training & Support: Provide end-user training and ongoing support post-implementation.

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

16-04-2025