Infrastructure Lead (Vp)

About TradingHub

Founded in 2010, we have grown from a united vision shared between two people to a team of over 140 across London, Toronto, New York and Singapore. We have achieved scale by building the best-in-class surveillance tooling, where our analytics bring the front office risk mindset to the compliance function.

Though we have developed in the trade surveillance arena, we have always been more than that. At heart, we are a finance-focused big data firm. Our goal is to continue creating the world’s leading financial markets analytics platform.

The Role

We are looking for an Infrastructure Lead (VP) to join our Engineering team in London. This role is focused on building the infrastructure foundations on AWS for our analytics platform which will allow financial professionals to create bespoke surveillance controls and run them on provisioned infrastructure. You will be leading a team of software engineers tasked with creating this, striving for a cost-efficient, low-latency and stable platform that utilises immutable deployment, containerisation and IaC strategies.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a great understanding of infrastructure technologies as well as software engineering, with the ability to deep dive into specific areas of the stack when required.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and train a team of software engineers to write C#, CloudFormation and Terraform
• Identify underlying production issues, leveraging knowledge and experience to suggest actionable solutions
• Build strong customer relationships by engaging with and understanding their needs
• Set clear team goals aligned with business priorities
• Partner with external stakeholders to design our services, demonstrating the highest levels of professionalism throughout
• Collaborate with other teams across engineering as well as cross-functionally
• Develop an excellent understanding of TradingHub’s key products

Requirements

Main skills/experience:

• Significant software engineering ability using C# or another OOP language
• A deep enthusiasm for computers and a desire to learn how they work from the ground up 
• Happy to design from scratch using first principles as well as off-the-shelf technologies
• Excellent task management and commercial prioritisation skills
• Expertise with AWS technologies such as EC2, S3, ECS, Athena or Aurora
• Comfortable working on multiple fast-paced projects throughout their lifecycle, articulating key decisions and establishing best practices
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals

Desirable skills/experience:

• Working knowledge of CloudFormation or Terraform
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of both tech and finance, we’re able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success.

Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture and the platform for you to harness your unique experience and become the best version of yourself. We believe in our people and invest in their growth, and together, we can sit on the right side of history.

Benefits:

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Discretionary EMI share option scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Hybrid working policy
• Flexible hours and informal dress code
• Private health insurance including dental and vision cover
• Extended maternity/parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• Company pension plan
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to Work & Techscheme
• Death in service coverage

Don’t tick every single requirement? Research shows that candidates from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, so if this role excites you, please don't let our specification hold you back. Get in touch!

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.