Platform Reliability Engineer – OpenShift & Kubernetes

London Metal Exchange Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial exchange in Greater London is seeking an experienced Application and Platform Engineer to provide critical support for mission-critical applications. You will focus on reliability, resilience, and automation, collaborating closely with internal teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and strong SQL knowledge. This role offers a chance to work with modern SRE principles and platform engineering practices while ensuring system stability and improvement.

Benefits

Diverse work environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or 2+ years of equivalent professional experience.
• Strong SQL and database knowledge (MySQL, Oracle, Liquibase).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support for mission-critical applications.
• Maintain and support applications across Trading, Data, and Clearing business units.
• Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes.

Skills

SQL knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Technical curiosity

Collaboration

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools (Bamboo, BitBucket)

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

A leading financial exchange in Greater London is seeking an experienced Application and Platform Engineer to provide critical support for mission-critical applications. You will focus on reliability, resilience, and automation, collaborating closely with internal teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and strong SQL knowledge. This role offers a chance to work with modern SRE principles and platform engineering practices while ensuring system stability and improvement.