Employment: Full Time
Our client, a Dubai based global markets firm, is hiring for a database devops engineer to join their team.
This is a priority hire, and preference will be given to candidates who can start at reasonably short notice. Candidates relocating from overseas will be considered, providing that a short notice start date is possible.
The Role:
– Work alongside an industry leading team of quants, technologists, data scientists, and traders
– Take an active role in building a best in class cutting edge global markets firm, based in Dubai
– Assume responsibility for architecture and database development activities
– Work alongside developers and data scientists to develop and maintain databases for complex data structures
Required experience:
– 5+ years’ experience in devops engineering, devops architecture, technical operations, or in developing and maintaining large databases for complex data structures (preferably for financial markets and trading)
– Extensive knowledge and hands on experience of MongoDB and Postgres
– Experience working with large and complex datasets
– Proven software engineering ability
– Skilled in code (Python, SQL), to create custom workflows and problem solving
– Confident and articulate, able to liaise with senior stakeholders across the business
– Problem solver, with a self-starter mindset
– Experience working in a developed financial services market (e.g. London/New York/Paris etc)
– Preferable but not essential – experience working within a global markets firm / financial institution / hedge fund / quant trading house or similar. Understand the high stakes nature of trading and reliability of systems and databases.
Venture Search is an international banking & financial services search firm, combining technology and human skill to enhance all aspects of the hiring process. By combining advanced search technology and a market-leading team, we are able to attract the most talented candidates in the banking and financial services sector. Here at Venture Search, we are passionate about building world-class teams and delivering long-term recruitment solutions. Venture’s focus spans multiple facets of the global Financial Services industry, including Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Buyside, Fintechs, and Advisory firms.
Source: Job Posting - gulftalent.com
