We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.
From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution — because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.
As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research – designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.
Take the next step in your career.
The role
In this role, you’ll take ownership of our AWS landing zones and shared platform services, designing secure, scalable, multi-account environments that balance autonomy for engineering teams with strong governance and compliance. You’ll deliver robust, automated foundations using Infrastructure as Code, enabling consistent and repeatable cloud adoption across the organisation.
This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with application engineers, architecture, security, and other platform teams to support the design and delivery of cloud-based workloads. You’ll provide architectural guidance, define best practices, and ensure reliability, security, and operational excellence are embedded throughout the stack.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Designing and operating secure, scalable multi-account AWS environments and platform foundations
Defining and implementing organisation-level security controls, tooling, and observability capabilities
Collaborating with architecture, security, and engineering teams to continuously improve compliance, reliability, cost efficiency, and user experience
Acting as a subject matter expert for application teams, providing guidance and hands-on support with cloud-native application design, deployment, and effective use of the platform
Building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code patterns and automation to support consistent cloud adoption
Tracking AWS service developments and evolving platform capabilities and best practices
Participating in the out-of-hours rota to support critical systems
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
Strong experience designing and operating AWS-based platforms and distributed systems
Hands-on experience running production, multi-account AWS environments
A security-first mindset, with experience building platforms in regulated or security-sensitive environments
Solid understanding of AWS identity, networking, and data perimeter controls
Experience defining guardrails and platform standards that enable teams to move quickly and safely
Proficiency in Terraform and Python for infrastructure automation
Familiarity integrating cloud infrastructure into CI/CD pipelines
Comfortable working across engineering, architecture, and security teams
Able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Please note that contract applications for London based roles at G-Research are handled by one of our third party recruitment partners, so your application will be managed through them.
G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section
Skills Required
- Excellent experience with key AWS services required to deploy, manage and audit a multi-account AWS organisation
- Clear understanding of data perimeters within AWS and tools available to implement and govern them
- Familiarity with AWS hybrid networking architectures, including cross-account and cross-region connectivity
- Experience with Terraform, Python and CI/CD tooling
- Deep understanding of cloud computing principles and AWS services
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders
- Exceptional communication skills to convey complex ideas
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects
What We Do
G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas. We hire the brightest minds in the world to tackle some of the biggest questions in finance. We pair this expertise with machine learning, big data, and some of the most advanced technology available to predict movements in financial markets. We take pride in our dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are prized and rewarded. We employ some of the best people in their field and are keen to nurture their talent in a supportive working environment.
