Head Listed Derivatives Execution and Core Trading Platforms

Job Description:

Job Title UK Head Listed Derivatives Execution and Core Trading Platforms

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

We are looking for a highly skilled reliability engineer to provide critical support for the Listed Derivatives Execution desk with their trading and risk applications, and provide oversight for core trading platforms including the algorithmic ultra low latency stack. In this role you will ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of the real-time trading environment by applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.

You will lead highly motivated directly with key stakeholders on the trading floor including senior traders and lead developers to optimize trading workflows, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive continuous improvement in both processes and the environment.

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4
  
  Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

• Responding rapidly to production incidents with data driven decision making, minimizing downtime and financial impact. Leading root cause analysis and conduct blameless post-mortems
• Enhancing application health monitoring and implement automation to reduce manual intervention and improve system resilience
• Driving cost optimization and manage capacity resources to ensure efficient and scalable operations
• Partnering with development teams to design and deploy fault-tolerant, scalable solutions aligned with business goals
• Enforcing and adhering to change, incident, and problem management policies, as well as bank specific non-financial risk frameworks.
• Supporting the growth of junior team members and promote a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and fundamental trading systems
• Knowledge of Futures and Options related products and market structure and experience in algorithmic trading
• Proven experience in a production support, SRE, or Dev Ops role within a trading or financial services environment
• Strong technical skills in Linux/Unix systems, SQL, and scripting
• Strong experience with a programming language such as Python, Java, etc. and with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Geneos, Open Telemetry, Corvil)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipelines

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.  to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on  to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.