Core Trading Production Engineer

Job Description:

Job Title Core Trading Production Engineer

Location London

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

We are looking for a highly skilled production engineer to provide critical support for the Core Trading Technology Ultra Low Latency and Electronic and Algorithmic Trading team.  In this role, you will ensure the reliability, performance and scalability of real time trading systems providing direct exchange connectivity across 12 colocation sites in 9 countries and have direct exposure to Deutsche Bank’s cross asset trading across FX, Rates, Credit, Commodities, Futures, Options, and Equities.   You will engage directly with Traders,  Development teams, and other produnction engineering and specialised low latency infrastructure teams to optimize trading workflows, troubleshoot complex issues and help drive continuous improvement in both the processes and the environment.

The role is ideal for a problem solver who can thrive under pressure, able to balance technical ability with business acumen and communicate well to the trading desks.  The team follow technology policies for change, incident and problem management with roles and responsibilities clearly defined.  Ensure that support procedures and activities are followed diligently and suitably documented. 

You will be part of an existing team and will ensure applications are maintained and monitored to provide a stable environment for all users.  You will help the engineering culture that seeks to automate and reduce manual effort in order to reduce risk and costs.

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

Hybrid Working

We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern

You can expect:

• 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

Your key responsibilities

• Responding rapidly to production incidents with data driven decision making, minimising downtime and financial impact. Lead root cause analysis and conduct blameless post-mortems
• Enhancing application health monitoring and implement automation to reduce manual intervention and improve system resilience
• Providing clear, timely updates to business stakeholders and senior technologists during incidents and follow-ups
• Partnering with development teams to design and deploy fault-tolerant, scalable solutions aligned with business goals
• Enforcing and adhering to change, incident, and problem management policies, as well as bank specific non-financial risk frameworks
• Supporting the growth of junior team members and promote a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement

Your skills and experience

• 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

How we’ll support you

• 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
• 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)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

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.

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 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.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.