Cloud Engineer

6 month contract - Inside IR35 - Asset Management

3 days a week in London

Accountabilities (These are the key deliverables, decisions and outcomes of the job)

Engineering & Delivery

· Design, develop, and maintain solutions across trading workflows, order management, and capital markets data flows

· Build integrations with OMS platforms

· Write clean, efficient, and scalable code in Python and SQL

· Develop and optimise data pipelines and models using Snowflake and AWS

· Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements

· Contribute to backlog refinement, sprint planning, and reviews to align technical work with business outcomes

Quality & Best Practices

· Apply engineering best practices including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and code reviews

· Ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and enterprise architecture principles

· Contribute to technical documentation and design artefacts

· Support troubleshooting, incident resolution, and continuous improvement of existing systems

Collaboration & Agile Ways of Working

· Work closely with the Tech Lead on solution design and technical decision-making

· Partner with the Scrum Master to maintain team flow and delivery discipline

· Collaborate with Product Owners, Delivery Leads, and business SMEs to translate requirements into working solutions

· Share knowledge across the team and contribute to a culture of learning and innovation

Stakeholder Partnership

· Work directly with front-office and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions that improve

trading workflows and data quality

· Provide technical insight into trade lifecycle events, data flows, and OMS integration

· Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills

Essential

· Proficiency in Python and SQL for data engineering and application development

· Experience building data pipelines and ETL processes for capital markets data

· Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and Snowflake data platform

· Experience with cloud-native development patterns and AWS services (Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.)

· Hands-on experience integrating with OMS platforms (Aladdin, Murex, Charles River, etc.) including data extraction,

transformation, and real-time feeds

· Strong understanding of the capital markets trade lifecycle and order management workflows

· Strong problem-solving skills with ability to design scalable, resilient solutions

· Ability to work effectively with front-office stakeholders and translate business requirements into technical solutions

· Strong collaboration and communication skills, with ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Desirable

· Familiarity with agile delivery practices and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Team Topologies)

· Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, and automated testing practices

· Experience in regulated financial services environments

· Knowledge of data modelling, streaming, and real-time integration patterns

Knowledge

Essential

· Understanding of trading workflows, trade lifecycle, and settlement processes

· Knowledge of data engineering workflows, pipelines, and integration patterns · Awareness of regulatory and compliance considerations in capital markets delivery · Familiarity with agile principles and team-based delivery Desirable · Experience with multiple asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives) · Knowledge of UK regulatory environment and FCA requirements · Awareness of portfolio management processes and related systems

Experience ( required for the role )

Essential

· Minimum 3+ years' experience as a software or data engineer in asset management or investment banking

· Practical experience integrating with OMS platforms and building solutions for trading workflows

· Hands-on experience with production trading systems and capital markets data flows

· Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, Snowflake, and AWS in production environments

· Track record of delivering high-quality, scalable solutions in fast-paced environments

Desirable

· Experience working directly with front-office or business stakeholders

· Background in data-intensive and cloud-native solution delivery

· Exposure to complex, multi-team delivery environments with dependencies

Qualifications (additional to mandatory)

Essential

· Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline (or equivalent practical experience)

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.