SRE Manager; Low Latency Linux
Listed on 2026-09-16
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IT/Tech
Network Security, SRE/Site Reliability, Unix/Linux, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Senior SRE Manager, London, Global Exchange Operator
London based, 4 days in office
We are working exclusively with one of the world's largest exchange operators, a business that sits at the heart of global financial markets across equities, options, futures and FX. They are looking for a Senior SRE Manager to be based in London, leading platform reliability across their European operations and global trading hours coverage.
The RoleThis is a senior leadership position sitting at the centre of a follow-the-sun support model. You will have direct oversight of SRE teams across European and APAC time zones, owning platform availability, incident response and operational excellence for some of the world's most critical low latency trading infrastructure. Alongside the people leadership element, you will be technically hands-on, troubleshooting complex production issues, driving automation and contributing directly to platform performance and capacity planning.
Tech StackLow latency, bare-metal trading platforms
bare metal Linux systems only (no cloud or kubernetes)
UNIX shell, SQL, Python, C++
TCP/IP and Multicast networking
What They Are Looking ForProven SRE or technical operations leadership in financial markets or similarly critical infrastructure
Strong understanding of US and European market structure, equities, options or futures
Experience leading distributed, globally dispersed teams
Excellent communicator, able to bridge technical and business stakeholders across time zones
Background in software engineering or systems, network and database administration
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