Our client is a successful securities firm, operating a robust global platform across multiple asset classes. As part of their strategic growth, their market-making division is establishing a new trading operation focused on
high-touch, low-latency execution
for
Securities Borrowing and Lending (SBL)
and
Delta One products
.
They are investing in building a modern AWS-based infrastructure to replace their physical servers, supporting their first major initiative: deploying their proprietary trading platform on a new database, with critical API connections to external vendors.
This role requires experience from a Financial Services Trading Environment. Without this I am afraid thst you cannot be considered.
Role Overview
They are seeking a motivated
Junior AWS Engineer
to support the buildout of their core cloud infrastructure on AWS. This role will involve working closely with a Senior AWS \& Network Engineer to deliver a secure, scalable, and resilient environment that underpins their trading operations.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced AWS skills in a professional trading environment, working directly on foundational systems that will drive their future growth.
Key Responsibilities
Assist in the
design, implementation, and management of AWS infrastructure
to host trading applications and databases.
Help build secure, high-availability VPC networks, incorporating IAM roles, security groups, and VPN connections to external vendors and data providers.
Support the deployment and configuration of AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and related components.
Contribute to automation initiatives, employing
Infrastructure-as-Code
(Terraform or CloudFormation) to ensure consistent and repeatable deployments.
Assist with the development and maintenance of
CI/CD pipelines
to facilitate controlled releases and testing cycles.
Participate in efforts to implement
disaster recovery
, data backups, and business continuity strategies.
Maintain thorough documentation of infrastructure designs, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.
Ideal Experience \& Qualifications
Required
1-2 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or DevOps, ideally with hands-on exposure to AWS.
Practical knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC).
Understanding of Linux systems administration and shell scripting (Bash, Python, or equivalent).
Familiarity with networking fundamentals (IP addressing, subnets, routing, VPN).
Preferred
Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines and integrating with Git-based workflows.
Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and logging stacks (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
Knowledge of containerisation (Docker).
Interest in capital markets infrastructure (e.g. market-making, SBL, or Delta One) or prior experience supporting trading systems.
Example Projects You May Work On
Deploying their proprietary trading platform to AWS with a new database architecture, integrating API connections to liquidity and data vendors.
Automating infrastructure deployment pipelines to support rapid, reliable releases.
Implementing fine-grained IAM policies and secure networking to meet regulatory and operational requirements.
Supporting disaster recovery planning and multi-region resiliency initiatives to protect trading operations.