DevOps Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Type of Employment: Permanent

Location:

London

Aquis maintains a presence in both the UK and EU (primarily Paris). Aquis operates a hybrid working environment with a mixture of office and working from home days. In London we currently operate a minimum of 3 days working in the office.

Reports to: Senior DevOps Manager

Job Overview

Aquis Exchange is looking for an ambitious DevOps Engineer who's ready to take the next step in their career. If you've got a solid background in Linux systems administration - or you're early in a DevOps role and want to go deeper - this is a rare chance to work on genuinely interesting infrastructure at a fintech operating at the cutting edge of European equity markets.

You'll join a small, skilled DevOps team where you'll be hands-on from day one. We're not looking for someone who clocks off at five and forgets about it — we want someone who finds this stuff genuinely interesting. The kind of person who automates things at home just to see if they can, who has opinions about the right way to structure a pipeline, and who gets a quiet satisfaction from a system that just works.

You'll be working alongside experienced engineers, given real responsibility early, and exposed to a technical environment that most people at this stage of their career don't get near.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Help build and automate on-prem infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (primarily Terraform), with growing focus on container platforms and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.

• Contribute to automation across containerised and on-prem environments using Ansible, Python, and supporting tooling.

• Work alongside Development and Infrastructure teams to deliver new technologies and workflows into production, learning container-native and GitOps patterns along the way.

• Participate in architectural discussions - you'll be expected to form views and contribute, not just listen.

• Support internal teams with build pipelines, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling.

• Work with Linux systems at scale - deployment, configuration management, and systems operations across containerised and virtualised environments.

• Contribute to capacity planning and help keep container platforms scalable across Dev, QA, Test, and Production.

• Write and maintain clear documentation - we treat docs as part of the job, not an afterthought.

What You Bring

• A solid foundation in Linux systems administration (RedHat/CentOS or similar) - you're comfortable at the command line, you understand how systems fit together, and you've operated them under real conditions, whether professionally or on your own time.

• Scripting and automation instincts - Bash and Python at a minimum; exposure to Ansible or Terraform is a strong plus.

• Familiarity with Git and basic CI/CD concepts; hands-on experience with GitLab is ideal.

• A working understanding of core networking -TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls. You don't need to be a network engineer, but you should be able to reason through problems.

• Some exposure to containers (Docker at least); Kubernetes or OpenShift experience is a genuine plus but not a requirement.

• Personal or self-directed projects are just as valid as formal experience - if you've built something interesting, we want to hear about it.

• Clear, pragmatic communication - written and verbal.

What You'll Grow Into

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and OpenShift across complex on-prem environments.

• GitOps workflows and container-native deployment pipelines (ArgoCD, Helm).

• Infrastructure design patterns and configuration management at scale.

• Working knowledge of our broader stack: QuestDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, and the tooling that surrounds low-latency trading infrastructure.

• A genuine understanding of financial market infrastructure - a niche that's technically demanding and commercially interesting.

About Aquis Exchange

Aquis Exchange (“Aquis”) is Europe’s challenger exchange, creating better markets for a modern economy. Aquis has market-leading technology and innovative rules for trading, and offers primary listings and secondary trading of equities, along with global licensing of proprietary technology.

Aquis consists of four divisions:

Aquis Markets operates lit and dark order books, covering 16 European markets. For its lit books, Aquis uses a subscription pricing model which works by charging users according to the message traffic they generate, rather than a percentage of the value of each stock that they trade.

Aquis Technologies is the software and technology division of Aquis. It focuses on building better markets via the creation and licensing of cutting-edge, cost-effective exchange infrastructure technology and services, including matching engine and trade surveillance solutions.

Aquis Stock Exchange (“AQSE”) is a stock market providing primary and secondary markets for equity securities . It is authorised as a Recognised Investment Exchange, which allows it to operate a regulated listings venue. The AQSE Growth Market is divided into two segments ‘Access’ and ‘Apex'; the Access market focuses on earlier stage growth companies, while Apex is the intended market for larger, more established businesses.

Aquis Data generates revenue from the sale of data derived from Aquis Markets and Aquis Stock Exchange to non-Member market participants.

Aquis is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and France's Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and L’Autorité des marchés financiers to operate Multilateral Trading Facility businesses in the UK & Switzerland markets and in EU27 markets, respectively.

Aquis is part of SIX: the provider and operator of stable and efficient infrastructure for the Swiss and Spanish financial centres. For more information, please go to www.aquis.eu.

Our Culture

At Aquis, we’re proud of our culture - one built on trust, collaboration, and accountability. We work fast, support one another, and share responsibility for both our successes and our lessons learned.

Our values guide how we work every day:

· Win as One – We collaborate, share knowledge, and celebrate collective success.

· Disrupt Positively – We challenge the status quo and look for smarter, better ways to do things.

· Find Joy – We take pride in our work and enjoy what we do, even when it’s challenging.

· Act with Honour – We do the right thing, with integrity and respect for others.

You’ll join a supportive, ambitious, and diverse team where ideas are encouraged and innovation is part of our DNA. We recruit talented people from all walks of life and empower them to make an impact. If our values resonate with you, Aquis could be the ideal place to grow your career.

The statements included in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Equal opportunities at Aquis Exchange.

We are an equal-opportunities employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.