Head of Engineering - Platform

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Requirements:

• Proven experience in building and maintaining data-intensive, large-scale, high-performance trading data platforms.
• Strong expertise in Rust (or C++), Python, and TypeScript for system development and automation in the financial services industry.
• Deep understanding of data engineering principles, including data modeling, ETL pipelines, and stream processing.
• Experience with financial services data workflows, including trading, middle office, and back office operations.
• Extensive experience in cloud-native architectures, with proficiency in AWS.
• Proficient in GitOps tools and methodologies for infrastructure automation and deployment.
• Strong background in DevSecFinOps, ensuring compliance, security, and cost efficiency across the development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and maintain large-scale, high-performance trading data platforms with a focus on low latency and high availability.
• Apply data engineering principles to design efficient, scalable, and fault-tolerant data pipelines for trading, risk management, and reporting.
• Ensure seamless integration between trading operations and backoffice systems, improving operational efficiency and automation.
• Lead cloud-native infrastructure initiatives, leveraging AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform to deploy and scale systems efficiently.
• Implement GitOps-driven workflows to enhance deployment automation, observability, and system governance.
• Foster a DevSecFinOps culture, ensuring security, compliance, and financial accountability within the development lifecycle.
• Optimise data storage and retrieval strategies, balancing performance, cost, and compliance in a financial services environment.
• Collaborate with engineering leads, risk managers, product managers, and engineering teams to enhance the overall platform capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of innovation and professional growth.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in cloud infrastructure, security, and blockchain technologies to drive continuous improvement.