Technology | Senior IT Engineer
At Flowdesk, we are building the infrastructure powering the next era of global finance. As a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, we provide liquidity solutions, OTC trading, and market infrastructure that connect digital assets to global markets with institutional-grade precision, transparency, and scale. Flowdesk combines expertise from traditional finance, algorithmic trading, and blockchain technology to deliver always-on trading capabilities across the digital asset ecosystem.
Founded in 2020, we have grown into a global team supporting institutions, exchanges, and token issuers worldwide as the financial system evolves toward tokenized markets.
Why join Flowdesk You'll be joining a company operating at the intersection of finance, technology, and crypto - solving complex market problems, building critical infrastructure, and helping shape how digital assets move globally. We move fast, think long term, and work with a strong ownership mindset across engineering, trading, product, operations, and business teams.
Role DescriptionWe are a cloud-native crypto market-making firm operating across regulated jurisdictions. Our Secure Engineering team designs, builds, and owns the platforms and configuration that the wider IT estate runs on, security-first. It is a small team - what you build, the rest of IT operates.
- Configure and maintain IT systems across the organisation, working within the team's core platforms (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Cloudflare) as part of the secure engineering team
- Source and evaluate new tooling - run vendor assessments, manage procurement, and bring in what the business needs
- Own the lifecycle of existing vendor contracts - renewal dates, terms, and costs kept current, and renegotiation opportunities flagged before they're missed
- Act as the main point of contact for vendor account and contract matters
- Work with IT Operations to turn their operational needs into system configuration and tooling decisions
- Run your own projects with a good degree of autonomy, keeping senior management informed and looping them in where their input adds value
- Take part in an IT on-call rota
- Provide support to IT Operations as needed
- 7+ years experience in IT engineering or a similar technical role, ideally in SaaS-heavy, regulated environments
- Working knowledge of modern IT stacks in regulated environments, particularly SaaS, identity, and endpoint platforms
- Experience managing vendor relationships and contracts - evaluation, procurement, renewal, and negotiation
- Able to work autonomously and see projects through with minimal senior management input, while remaining collaborative with the wider team
- Comfortable in a small, high-ownership team
- Experience in financial services or crypto / digital assets
- Familiarity with Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, or Cloudflare Zero Trust
- Experience with ITSM / change tooling (JSM or similar)
- Curious and autonomous
- Highly motivated and results-driven
- Strong maths and analytical skills
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced collaborative environment
- Professional proficiency in English
- Take Action & Own the Mission
- Be of Service & Contribute
- Innovate, Create Value, & Be Courageous
- Act with Integrity & Respect
Our process is designed to assess genuine technical depth and ownership. Candidates should expect the following stages.
- Stage 1 - First round interview with a member of our Talent Acquisition team (45 mins)
- Stage 2 - Interview with Chief Information Security Officer
- Stage 3 - Interview with IT Director
- Stage 4 - In-person meeting in the office - team fit, background and goals alignment
- Stage 5 - Round-Up meeting with Head of Talent Strategy
- International environment (English is the main language)
- 100% health coverage
- Team events and offsites
- Learning and Development budget
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