Singapore | 12-month contract (extendable)
Our client, a leading global investment bank, is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer to join a small, high-impact team supporting its FX trading platform. You will keep a business-critical platform available and resilient, and you will have real scope to automate and improve how it is run.
What you'll do
- Respond rapidly to production incidents on the trading platform, resolve application and infrastructure issues, and keep stakeholders updated clearly
- Lead root cause analysis and blameless post-mortems, driving follow-ups and automation that prevent repeat issues
- Maintain platform availability through start-of-week/day checks, alert handling, and oversight of key technology processes, including those tied to exchange obligations
- Build and enhance monitoring environments and automate manual work to reduce operational risk
- Implement application releases and oversee infrastructure patching schedules in line with change management policy (some out-of-hours work)
- Take part in disaster recovery and business continuity exercises
- Partner with developers, project managers and business analysts to deliver new functionality that is fault-tolerant and scalable
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to regional and global process improvement initiatives
What you'll bring
- 5+ years in Production Support, SRE or DevOps within a trading or financial services environment
- Strong Linux/Unix, SQL and shell scripting skills, plus programming in Python, Java or similar
- Solid experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Geneos or OpenTelemetry
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD pipelines
- Good understanding of the trade lifecycle and trading systems; knowledge of FX or another asset class
- Working knowledge of Agile and the wider software development life cycle
- Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a STEM field
You'll stand out if you are
- A calm problem solver in high-pressure situations who balances technical depth with business insight
- A strong communicator who can explain complex technical issues to a range of stakeholders
- Passionate about automation, with hands-on experience building tools that cut manual effort
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently and with global teams
Why apply
- Front-line exposure to an FX trading platform at a global bank
- A 12-month contract with the possibility of extension
- A hybrid working arrangement and access to engineering days, hackathons and learning events
Interested? Apply with your updated CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.