Cloud Operations Engineer responsible for ensuring operational stability of Saviynt’s cloud platform. Collaborating with teams to troubleshoot issues and implement improvements in a dynamic environment.
About the role
- Platform Engineer developing cloud-native services on AWS for Validus Risk Management. Collaborating with teams to improve technology platforms for managing financial market risk.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain cloud-native services on AWS under guidance from senior engineers.
- Collaborate with the Quant team to help move compute-intensive simulations to scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of improvements to our job scheduling framework for quantitative workloads.
- Help integrate and maintain third-party tools (e.g., Snyk, Datadog) that support platform operations.
- Contribute to improving monitoring and observability across our systems.
- Support the containerisation of services and deployment on AWS.
- Help maintain clear documentation for platform projects and processes.
- Participate in problem-solving design discussions and contribute ideas for potential solutions.** **
Requirements
- Solid experience with one or more modern programming languages. We require a minimum of 1+ year of commercial experience with Python (within a Platform, Back-end or DevOps setting) though are happy to consider candidates who have the bulk of their experience in a different language.
- Experience with AWS. We use a wide range of services, but the ones we deal with the most are Lambda, ECS, RDS, S3, API Gateway and Step Functions.
- Experience with databases. We use MySQL, MongoDB and DynamoDB, but experience with other database technologies would also be valuable.
- Experience with IaC tools such as CDK, Terraform or Pulumi.
- Experience in building and optimising CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding of monitoring and observability tools such as DataDog or New Relic.
- Knowledge of architecture patterns. Experience working on event-driven microservices is a plus.
- Curiosity to explore new technologies. We are constantly looking for potential technologies to improve our platform.
- Strong communication skills in working with other teams and mentoring more junior developers.
- **Preferred Qualifications/Experience:**
- Experience with financial risk management software or platforms.
- Exposure to Python web frameworks such as FastAPI or Django.
Benefits
- Validus Risk Management is an independent technology-enabled advisory firm specialising in the management of FX, interest rate and other market risks. We work with institutional investors, fund managers and portfolio companies to design and implement strategies to measure, manage and monitor financial market risk, using a market-tested combination of specialist consulting services, trade execution and innovative risk technology.
- Working at Validus can offer an exciting opportunity for both personal development and professional growth. Share in our mission to become the largest and most respected specialist provider of financial market risk services in the world. Notable benefits include a competitive remuneration package (salary + bonus), pension contributions, regular social events, train ticket loans and financial support towards professional qualifications.
- Validus is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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