Location
London (Hybrid working model with 3 days per week in the office)

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary package

About the Role
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on delivering outperformance for sophisticated clients through Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, we manage a diverse range of investment strategies across public and private markets with a significant focus on alternatives. Headquartered in London, we operate globally and manage $228.7 billion as of 31 March 2026.

We are seeking an experienced Senior System Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will play a critical part in building and maintaining automation frameworks that support our infrastructure operations at scale. You will design, implement, and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions, configuration management, orchestration platforms, and monitoring systems that enable reliable and scalable services for our global trading and research operations.

You will collaborate closely with infrastructure, development, and platform teams to drive automation initiatives and deliver platforms that enhance our engineering capabilities. A key focus will be leveraging AI development tools to accelerate delivery and promote their adoption across the team.

Responsibilities include managing infrastructure automation platforms supporting large-scale compute and memory resources, designing infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools like Terraform and Ansible, operating Kubernetes clusters in production, creating self-service platform systems, and working with diverse operating systems including Ubuntu and Windows Server. You will also engage with business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment where infrastructure directly impacts organizational outcomes.

Experience
- Minimum 3 years hands-on experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, or Salt.
- Proven experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in production.
- Strong knowledge of observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Confident working across Unix-based systems (Ubuntu, RHEL, or similar) and Windows environments.
- Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Powershell, Bash, or Go.
- Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
- Solid grasp of networking fundamentals, security best practices, and infrastructure architecture.
- Ability to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic engineering practices.

About you
- Self-organised with strong time management skills to handle multiple projects.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Collaborative team player comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Experience in financial services or regulated industries is advantageous.
- Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in technical communities is a plus.

Qualifications
- Relevant technical qualifications or certifications are beneficial but not mandatory.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Willingness to embrace and drive adoption of new technologies and methodologies.

Advantageous
- Experience with container technologies beyond Kubernetes (Docker, containerd, etc).
- Knowledge of GitOps workflows and tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
- Experience with security and secrets management tools like HashiCorp Vault.
- Understanding of storage systems integration with modern infrastructure.