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Platform Architect - ULL

Ncounter
Posted 17 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

London, Greater London E10 6EJ, England

Salary

£85,000 - £102,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Platform Architect position at a global investment management firm requires a Computer Science degree and over 10 years of experience in operations and systems engineering.
  • The role focuses on High Performance Computing (HPC) projects and low latency platforms, based in the City of London with a 4-day onsite work schedule.
  • Candidates should have expertise in Linux systems, low latent network interfaces, and a background in financial instruments such as Fixed Income and CDS.
  • Familiarity with tools like FPGA, Ansible, Chef, Terraform, and Python is a plus, along with experience in scalable and high-availability architectures.
  • Salary details are not specified, but the position demands a high level of technical proficiency and collaboration with various teams.

Platform Architect - ULL

A global investment management firm, known for their scientific approach to systematic and quantitative trading have engaged Ncounter, to help find them an ultra-low latent Platform expert. As a technology focused company, they are reliant on scientific research, compute farms and cutting-edge low-latent infrastructure to keep them at the forefront of the industry. As a Platform Architect, you will be engaged on HPC (High Performance Computing) projects, enterprise solutions and low latency platforms, based in the City of London (4-days p/w onsite).

We are seeking someone who can be responsible for research, design, support (Level 3) and documentation for the infrastructure, whilst thriving in a collaborative environment, working synergistically with Network, Application Support, Application Development and Quant teams.

Required Qualifications:

  • Computer Science degree with 10+ years’ experience operations, systems engineering and systems performance expertise.
  • HPC (High Performance Computing) experience at a complex level
  • Demonstrable enterprise experience with Linux; RHEL, Rocky, CentOS or OEL preferred).
  • Low latent network interfaces experience.
  • Co-location (COLO) exposure a nice-to-have.
  • Kernel bypass knowledge and ideally Solarflare/Onload preferred
  • Fixed Income, CDS, Corporate bonds, IRS and treasuries
  • Background creating reporting and reconciliation applications
  • Expertise with FPGA, Ansible, Chef, Terraform and Python a plus.

This person will be instrumental in designing, developing, and testing the infrastructure, ensuring the seamless integration and global reusability of software components. The role extends to collaborating with technology operations, providing expert 1st and 2nd level application support. A deep understanding of trading, booking, and position keeping is essential, along with experience in scalable and high-availability architectures will be advantageous.

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