Production Systems Group Engineer at Systematica Investments

City of London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Linux, Python, Bash, MS SQL Server, GitHub, Ansible, Docker, AWS, K8s, Terraform, Observability, Trading Systems, Process Improvement, Automation, CI/CD, Incident Response

Industry

Investment Management

Description

Production Systems Group Engineer Department: Technology Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: London Description We are seeking a Production Engineer with strong systems engineering fundamentals and an operational mindset to join our global technology team. You will focus on the resilience, automation, and observability of production systems that power a mission-critical quantitative trading platform. The role is based in London and forms part of a follow-the-sun global support model. This is not a pure support role — we’re looking for engineers who can write code to eliminate toil, improve reliability, and automate release, monitoring, and recovery processes. Key Responsibilities Primary Duties Build and maintain automated tools to support system deployments, monitoring, alerting, and operational workflows; Monitor health of trading systems with a goal of proactive failure prevention; Take ownership of, and improve incident response, root cause analysis, and blameless post-mortems; Partner with developers to build scalable, testable, and efficient deployment pipelines; Collaborate with trading, operations, and quant teams, as well as external vendors, to troubleshoot and optimise production environment. Essential, desirable and standout technical expertise Essential Strong Linux - adept at managing resource and security, diagnosing issues in storage, network and performance; Strong Python (OOO) and Bash; Strong MS SQL Server; GitHub; Build Servers & CI/CD pipelines. Desirable Deep working experience with Ansible playbooks & Galaxy; Observability platforms & protocols; Docker containers; Financial Services experience in similar buy-side environment; An eye for process improvement & opportunities for automation. Would standout with experience Knowledge of AWS Services relevant to HPC and Batch computing; Supporting platforms over hybrid cloud infra; K8s orchestration; Terraform IaC. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Experience, Knowledge & Skills Five or more years of experience supporting complex real-time trading systems at a hedge fund or investment bank; A breadth of exposure to different technologies in delivering improvement and change. This could include multiple operating systems, programming languages, databases, scripting solutions and deployment / configuration management tools; Strong attention to detail and commitment to process improvement; and Cool under pressure. Able to prioritise and have adaptability in dealing with uncertainty in their approach to solving problems. Soft Skills & Attributes Analytical mindset and curiosity-driven troubleshooting. Calm, decisive demeanor during critical incidents. Empathy for both internal users and downstream systems. Bias toward eliminating root causes rather than treating symptoms. Educational & Professional Qualifications Educated to degree (or equivalent) level or higher, preferably from a leading university. Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent field. Benefits Systematica Investments provides you with excellent benefits from day 1. We provide private medical insurance for you and your immediate family. We offer competitive salaries combined with an attractive bonus and pension plus free drinks and snacks at the office. We also offer paid parental leave with enhanced leave for mothers/primary carers. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

Responsibilities

The Production Systems Group Engineer will build and maintain automated tools for system deployments and monitoring while ensuring the health of trading systems. The role involves collaborating with various teams to troubleshoot and optimize the production environment.