
Junior-Mid AWS Cloud Engineer - Systematic Trading Firm - £200k
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
£ 150,000 / year
Full Time
11-03-2025
Job Specifications
Paragon Alpha are collaborating with a systematic trading firm who have attracted talent from rival hedge funds and big tech firms alike, due to their sophisticated tech infrastructure and great work life balance.
They're looking for a AWS Engineer to come and join the Infra team and act as a SME within Cloud, Automation and DevOps. The role would entail helping to streamline and augment the release of trading/research applications into production.
Stack: AWS, EKS, S3, Python, Linux
The company is open to people outside of finance, the emphasis is for an expert and passionate DevOps Engineer, who can evangelize DevOps tools within the firm.
If you're keen to find out more, please do apply!
About the Company
Paragon Alpha is a specialist hedge fund recruitment and advisory firm. We support our clients to grow, transform and evolve by hiring superior talent and providing market intelligence. Paragon Alpha has a truly global reach and operates within the London, New York, Chicago, Geneva, UAE, Singapore, and Hong Kong markets. We are knowledgeable, passionate, and dedicated to what we do, whether you are hiring or looking for the next steps in your career. With a dedicated, friendly, and professional team with over 35 years of ... Know more
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