Infrastructure Engineer – Hong Kong

Infrastructure Engineer – Hong Kong

GFO-X is the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives. GFO-X has partnered with LCH SA, which will offer clearing of Bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. This will be made available through a new segregated clearing service, LCH DigitalAssetClear. GFO-X services large global institutional participants who require a regulated, institutional-grade trading venue for digital asset derivatives, including Bitcoin index futures and options.

We are currently looking for a motivated Infrastructure Engineer to join our team at GFO-X.

Responsibilities:

• Environment Setup and Management: Configure and maintain sandbox environments to support development and testing phases. Ensure environments are replicated accurately to mimic production settings.
• Deployment Coordination: Oversee the deployment of new software releases, updates, and patches across various environments, including development, testing, staging, and production.
• Automation Implementation: Develop and implement automation tools to streamline deployment processes and reduce manual errors. Ensure continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices are followed.
• Version Control: Manage code repositories and ensure that proper version control practices are followed. Assist in branch management and merging processes.
• Collaboration and Support: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve environment-related issues. Provide technical support and guidance on environment setups.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation for environment configurations, deployment procedures, and any changes made during the software lifecycle.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor the performance of applications in different environments and report any discrepancies or issues that could affect the production release.
• Security Compliance: Ensure that all environments adhere to the company’s security policies and compliance regulations.

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience in software deployment, environment management, or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes, version control systems (e.g., Git), and deployment tools (e.g. Ansible, GitLab, Nexus).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Experiences:

• Containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Terraform, Proxmox
• Jira and Confluence
• Networking (e.g., FS/Cisco switches & routers)
• Scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).

This role is to be based at our office in Hong Kong and will report directly to our Head of Software Development. Application from any region is acceptable, but candidates based in Hong Kong will be given preference.

GFO-X is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive benefits included.

If you are a candidate interested in any of our roles, please apply through the link provided in the job posting.

Inquiries from agencies should be directed to recruitment@gfo-x.com. Please refrain from sending recruitment inquiries to any other email address or individual within our organization. GFO-X does not guarantee employment or engagement based solely on inquiry. All unsolicited CVs from agencies shall be treated as such and will not be counted as submission.