DevOps

Are you a systems minded engineer who thrives under pressure and lives for uptime, speed and automation? Join a leading high frequency trading firm where real time performance isn’t just a nice to have, it’s the business. We’re looking for a Trading Operations Engineer to own and operate the core infrastructure powering our clients trading systems. You’ll work at the intersection of software, systems and finance, ensuring their ultra low latency trading stack is fast, stable and relentlessly optimized. This isn’t just another SRE or DevOps role, this is your chance to shape critical systems in one of the most demanding environments in tech, alongside a world class team of engineers and traders. Why you should join?Your work will be mission-critical, every millisecond counts and your systems will directly impact live trading.You’ll operate in a high trust, high ownership environment where you'll move fast, solve real problems and ship improvements with autonomy.You’ll work on cutting edge infrastructure, from low-latency networks to cloud native tooling, it’s all about performance at scale.You’ll be part of a lean, high-impact team, no bureaucracy, just smart people solving hard problems together.You’ll have room to grow, this role has a clear path toward technical leadership.What you’ll do?Monitor, manage and optimize high-frequency trading systems in real-time.Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues under pressure, escalating when needed.Collaborate with developers and traders to improve system reliability, latency and observability.Build and maintain automation tools and scripts (Python) to reduce manual toil and streamline workflows.Operate across our infrastructure stack, from Linux systems and cloud (AWS) to CI/CD and config management.Create dashboards and alerts using tools like Prometheus, Grafana and Datadog.Improve deployment pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and manage infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Terragrunt).Support a 16-hour coverage model across 7 days, including an on-call rotation for critical incident response.What we’re looking for?5–10 years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps or systems engineering roles.Experience in uptime critical environments, ideally fintech, trading or high availability systems.Strong Linux fundamentals and real world production experience.Fluency in scripting with Python, building tools, automation scripts or parsing logs.Hands on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms, including deploying and managing production infra.Solid understanding of CI/CD systems and version control workflows.Deep familiarity with observability stacks, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.Configuration management skills (Ansible, Chef, etc.) and comfort working with IaC tools like Terraform.Calm, clear-headed communicator who performs well in high-pressure situations.Location: Dubai (on-site).If you thrive in high-stakes environments, love building resilient systems, and want to be part of a trading firm where infrastructure is a first-class citizen, this role is for you.