Storage DevOps Engineer

Storage Operations Engineer – G-Research

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We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity. From our London HQ, we unite world‑class researchers and engineers in a culture that values deep exploration and methodical execution. As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high‑impact research – designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

The Storage Engineering team manages a diverse range of storage solutions, including high‑performance scale‑out clusters, block storage, object storage and archival systems. The team designs, deploys and operates the platforms that underpin our business. You will partner with Researchers, Software Engineers, Network teams and external vendors, including Dell, VAST, HPE and Rubrik, to optimise workflows and resolve issues, and contribute to the development backlog focusing on automation, customer‑facing tools and observability enhancements.

• Monitoring and troubleshooting events affecting platform health
• Conducting deep‑dive investigations and managing incidents
• Analysing HPC workflows used by Research teams
• Operating, maintaining and extending IaC pipelines and storage tooling

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience managing high‑performance, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions
• Proficiency in Python or similar
• Strong interest in Git Ops and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) practices, with exposure to tools such as Ansible, Jenkins and Kubernetes
• Experience with storage administration
• Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively across distributed teams and the wider business

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 30 days’ annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work‑life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Monthly company events

London, United Kingdom