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About the Role

Provide critical support for the Core Trading Technology Ultra Low Latency and Electronic and Algorithmic Trading team, ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of real-time trading systems. Engage directly with Traders, Development teams, and other production engineering teams to optimize trading workflows, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive continuous improvement. This role is ideal for a problem solver who can thrive under pressure, balancing technical ability with business acumen and communicating effectively with trading desks.

Responsibilities

Respond rapidly to production incidents with data-driven decision making, minimizing downtime and financial impact.
Lead root cause analysis and conduct blameless post-mortems.
Enhance application health monitoring and implement automation to reduce manual intervention and improve system resilience.
Provide clear, timely updates to business stakeholders and senior technologists during incidents and follow-ups.
Partner with development teams to design and deploy fault-tolerant, scalable solutions aligned with business goals.
Enforce and adhere to change, incident, and problem management policies, as well as bank-specific non-financial risk frameworks.
Support the growth of junior team members and promote a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
Ensure applications are maintained and monitored to provide a stable environment for all users.
Help foster an engineering culture that seeks to automate and reduce manual effort to reduce risk and costs.

Requirements

Proven experience in a production support, SRE, or DevOps role within a trading or financial services environment.
Knowledge of the Fixed Income product set, related market events, market data feeds, and an understanding of the trading lifecycle (order routing, execution, and settlement).
Bachelor’s degree in a technical subject (Computer Sciences or Math or Statistics or similar) or equivalent experience.
Strong technical skills in Linux/Unix systems, SQL, Scripting, understanding of Oracle databases, FIX (Financial Information Exchange).
Strong experience with a programming language such as Python, Java, etc.
Strong experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Geneos, OpenTelemetry, Corvil).
Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery) pipelines.

Skills

Linux/Unix systems
SQL
Scripting
Oracle databases
FIX (Financial Information Exchange)
Python
Java
Prometheus
Grafana
Splunk
Geneos
OpenTelemetry
Corvil
Cloud platforms
Containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)
CI/CD pipelines

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid Working

Experience Level

Assistant Vice President

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in a technical subject (Computer Sciences or Math or Statistics or similar) or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
Training and development to help you excel in your career
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About the Company

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.
We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

Equal Opportunity

We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).
If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.