IT & Software

Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer – Systems & Platform

Quant Capital

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this senior hands-on role, you will shape global Linux-based infrastructure for a leading quantitative trading firm. You’ll operate across datacentres, cloud, and offices, driving secure, high-availability systems at scale. You’ll partner with engineering and research to design and integrate platform capabilities, while owning lifecycle and optimization of core services.

Responsibilities
  • Design, operate and improve global Linux-based infrastructure
  • Engineer secure, reliable systems across datacentres, cloud and hybrid environments
  • Contribute to networking, OS, platform security and core services
  • Handle configuration management, automation and CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate with engineering and research teams on platform design and integration
  • Troubleshoot complex issues using advanced diagnostic tools across host and network layers
Key requirements
  • 10+ years in Linux systems engineering in large-scale or mission-critical environments
  • Strong Python development experience
  • Deep knowledge of Linux internals and configuration management tooling
  • Strong debugging skills (host-level tracing, network diagnostics, performance profiling)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and automated build/deployment systems
  • Exposure to DNS, DHCP, Kerberos, storage, and Windows/Linux interoperability
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work across global teams
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • strong communication
  • ownership and self-drive
  • Python
  • Linux internals
  • configuration management tooling

Reference: WJ-747_31196193

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