2Bridge Partners has been engaged in the search for a Head of Platform / Production Engineering for our FinTech client. This a full-time, direct-hire role based in London, UK. Our client offers a competitive package including base, bonus, paid time off, hybrid environment, and other benefits This is an exciting position, working closely with the CIO/CTO to re-architect the infrastructure and ops environment for a growing FinTech. Your experience will span DevOps, Reliability, and Cloud Transformation. This requires broad and deep knowledge across OS (Linux), Data (Oracle - Postgres), Networking, CI/CD, Monitoring, observability, Middleware (LBM, Solace, MQ), and automation. Experience working in Capital Markets, Trading, Brokerage, FX, or Crypto is a huge plus. Responsibilities Implement modern monitoring and alerting systems in a 24/7 trading environment built predominately on Linux with some Windows servers Track system performance to identify bottlenecks and to ensure adherence with SLAs Implement modern reliability practices like SLI's and SLO's Own the re-architecture of legacy systems and environment into modern fault-tolerant cloud-based systems. Communicate with upper management, providing status reports, KPIs, and updates on incidents, issues, and resolutions Work to improve & customize reporting Top-level ownership of Dev, QA, UAT, and Production environments Manage the team(s) responsible for deploying and promoting software between environments Lead the development of automated build and deployment processes to streamline SDLC. Work with development & deployment teams to design failover, recovery solutions & scenarios Maintain a list of production service problems; manage escalation and ensure resolution Maintain a framework for end-of-day task scheduling, critical reporting, and data migration processes Top level of technical ownership with occasional hands-on contributions. Requirements : Minimum of 10 years experience in high-availability LINUX production engineering in a Capital Markets trading or another highly available, regulated environment 5 years leading, managing, and mentoring a technical team in a 24/7 environment Experience leading the architecture and re-engineering from on-prem to a hybrid cloud or cloud environment - AWS preferred. Experience implementing Configuration and DevOps best practices Deeply experienced with Linux and a background in scripting for automation - Python, Perl, Shell, Batch, etc. Deeply knowledgeable of relational and columnar databases in - Oracle, Postgres Well-versed in the architecture and deployment of event-based middleware systems, such as Solace Systems, LBM, RabbitMQ, etc. Well versed in Agile, Scrum, SRE - SLI, SLO; DevOps practices – CI, CD Experience with continuous integration systems - Jenkins, Puppet, etc Knowledge spanning OS, Virtualization, Security, App/Dev, Storage, Databases, Cloud Models, Technological Change, etc. A passion for quality, continuous integration testing methodologies, and change control