Senior ICT Infrastructure Specialist

3 weeks ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Options Technology Full time

We want to hear from candidates that are motivated, self-driven and have a passion to learn and develop their skills in the world of financial technology.

Options is the largest global financial technology company headquartered in Belfast. We are at the forefront of banking and trading infrastructure, serving clients globally with offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Cambridge, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Auckland. At Options, our services are woven into the hottest trends in global tech, including high-performance Networking, Cloud, Security, and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

Global travel: Continuous career development opportunities: We provide professional skills development and technical training.
Competitive salary: In addition to a competitive salary, Options reward employees with a range of bonus incentives and employee benefits.

We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineer with 3-5 years of experience to manage the integration, deployment, and support of large-scale private cloud infrastructures. Familiarity with private cloud infrastructures and how to design, deploy, and manage them at scale.
~ Excellent problem-solving skills, with experience in diagnosing and resolving infrastructure issues across compute, networking, and storage layers.
~ Strong communication skills to work effectively across teams, including development, networking, and security teams.
~ The ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment while adhering to best practices for infrastructure deployment and management.


Design, deploy, and support large-scale private cloud infrastructures using open-source and enterprise-grade solutions, including OpenShift, OpenStack, and other virtualization technologies.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate private cloud infrastructure with existing environments, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), ensuring smooth deployment and operation of containerized applications.
Work on storage integration across various environments, ensuring availability, resilience, and performance.
Automate deployment and management of infrastructure, with a strong focus on using Puppet alongside other tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues related to compute, storage, and networking in both virtualized and containerized environments.
Collaborate with various teams to ensure the successful delivery of projects and maintain a high level of operational efficiency.
Participate in continuous improvement processes, recommending optimizations for infrastructure performance, cost, and security.

Strong research, writing and communication skills.
Desire to travel and see the world.
Ability to work independently and manage your own projects in a professional manner.
A passion for innovation and the financial technology sector.
Project management skills and proven ability to manage own workload.



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