Platform Engineer
Responsibilities
Implementing and supporting BidFX’s platforms during London working hours
Hosted server architecture and systems administration, which is currently virtual machines / Linux on Dell hardware
Providing an ongoing blend of project work and general BAU support services
Ensuring efficient deployment and standard configuration management through automation
Troubleshooting issues and handle incident escalations (occasionally out-of-hours) while promoting production change management processes and procedures
Interfacing with all levels of the business and constantly strive to achieve total internal customer satisfaction
Bringing your own ideas to optimise and further automate the BidFX platform stack
Requirements
Good experience of working with Unix and perhaps, more recently, modern cloud technology
Substantial experience in the deployment and management of Linux servers
Good knowledge of managing virtual machines
Knowledge of Storage devices / NFS
Demonstratable knowledge of Rest APIs, Git, PKI and SSL certificates, RedHat/Fedora, DNS, Mail, LDAP and kernel-level debugging is also highly desirable
Experience in automation and management of platform configuration using Ansible, Python, Nornir or similar
Scripting/coding experience
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Approachable and a team player
Self-motivated, organised, adaptable and a quick learner
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Experience of working in the financial sector could also be beneficial. However, we will offer relevant financial training to the successful candidate
A degree in a related field, such as Engineering or Computer Science is desirable
