DevOps Engineer / Investment Bank / $30-35k P/M (1-2 years exp)

DevOps Engineer / Investment Bank / $30-35k P/M (1-2 years exp)

Electronic Trading / Quant Platform

12 month extendable contract

Location: Hong Kong

A leading global financial institution is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing electronic trading and quantitative technology team in APAC.

This is a hands-on role working at the intersection of trading, engineering, and production operations. You will play a critical part in maintaining and evolving a sophisticated automated trading platform operating across major electronic exchanges in the region.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex production challenges, and want direct impact on live trading systems — this role offers real ownership and visibility.

The Role

You will work closely with quantitative traders and engineers to build, automate, and optimise systems that power automated market-making and electronic trading strategies.

Key responsibilities include:
• Automating operational processes to reduce manual intervention and improve platform resilience
• Managing and optimising production trading systems in a low-latency environment
• Building monitoring, analytics, and diagnostic tools for live trading strategies
• Developing and maintaining backtesting and simulation environments
• Implementing and enhancing risk controls across automated strategies
• Investigating production issues and performing structured post-mortems
• Improving trading engine performance and system architecture
• Coordinating infrastructure changes and validating production releases
• Ensuring systems meet regulatory and operational standards

What We’re Looking For
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to perform under pressure
• Experience supporting production systems in Linux/Unix environments
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles and automation
• Experience with monitoring tools and production support workflows
• Background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline
• Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with trading stakeholders

Desirable Experience
• Exposure to electronic trading or financial markets
• Experience with low-latency or high-availability systems
• Familiarity with quantitative systems or algorithmic trading environments

Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.