Overview

Direct message the job poster from Tempest Vane Partners

Our client is a leading Hedge Fund firm with a strong presence in London. They are expanding their infrastructure team and seeking a motivated Infrastructure Engineer to support and evolve their enterprise technology stack. The environment is fast-paced, highly technical, and offers the chance to work across both on-premises and cloud platforms in a business-critical setting.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• The chance to work directly with senior engineers and developers, learning from experts in a collaborative setting.
• Exposure to a modern tech stack spanning Azure, VMware, Microsoft 365, and containerisation.
• A clear pathway to broaden your skills into the DevOps space, including Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native tools.
• Opportunity to work in a financial services environment without needing prior industry experience.
• Collaborative culture where continuous learning and professional development are encouraged.
• Long-term progression as part of a growing technology team.

What You’ll Do

• Configure, deploy, and maintain infrastructure across on-premises and cloud (IaaS/PaaS) environments.
• Manage virtualized and containerized platforms (VMware, Docker).
• Support Windows and Linux servers, ensuring availability and performance.
• Automate tasks using PowerShell, Python, and adopt infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform).
• Participate in monitoring, patching, and lifecycle management of infrastructure.
• Act as an escalation point for technical issues, collaborating with developers, operations, and compliance.
• Contribute to ongoing projects modernising systems and processes, with opportunities to lead smaller initiatives as you grow.

What You’ll Need

• A foundation in infrastructure or systems engineering (around 3–5 years’ experience, internships included).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a proactive approach.
• Good communicator, able to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Terraform or other IaC tools.
• CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar) - Advantageous.
• Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls).
• Identity & access technologies (SSO, SAML, OAuth).
• A good grasp of Windows Server, networking fundamentals, and cloud services.
• An interest in learning automation tools (PowerShell, Python, Terraform) and expanding into DevOps methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.