Permanent Central London - 3 days on-site per week Up to £90,000 (DOE) This is an exciting opportunity with a prestigious financial services client of ours who is seeking a talented Category and Performance Reliability Manager. This is a rare chance to play a central role in maintaining the stability and performance of one of the worlds most critical financial trading platforms. you'll ensure regulatory compliance, proactive risk mitigation, and seamless handling of peak trading demands. Contribute to transparent global reference prices and help safeguard price risk management in a dynamic, business-critical environment. Job Title: Capacity and Performance Reliability Manager Job Type: Permanent Salary: Up to £90,000 (DOE) Location: Central London Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days on-site per week As Capacity and Performance Reliability Manager, you will: Forecast demand and plan capacity across virtual, containerised, and physical environments using historical data, predictive analytics, and scenario modelling. Conduct stress testing, performance tuning, and automate scaling/resource provisioning with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud-native tools. Maintain and enhance the Capacity Management tool suite (eg, Athene, Grafana) for zero data loss and high automation. Develop and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs), SLIs, error budgets, monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions. Lead incident response, blameless post-mortems, and continuous improvement initiatives. Produce capacity plans, reliability reports, and recommendations; own the recommendations tracker and report to senior management. Collaborate closely with development, operations, business teams, architects, and third-party suppliers to embed reliability into design and delivery. Champion automation, observability, and a reliability-focused culture while ensuring regulatory and governance compliance. What We're Looking For 5+ years of hands-on experience in performance, capacity, or reliability management. At least 5 years in business-critical global banking, financial services, or technology environments, ideally with trading technologies and linking technical metrics to business outcomes. Proven expertise in capacity forecasting, modelling, trend analysis, and queueing theory/system modelling. Strong proficiency with monitoring and automation tools (eg, Athene, Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines). Significant SQL knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and coding ability (eg, Python, Visual Basic, MS SQL) plus understanding of APIs and Scripting. ITIL Foundation Certification (or equivalent); experience in SRE/reliability engineering highly desirable. Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills to present insights to senior leaders and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. Knowledge of cloud architecture, containers, orchestration, and agile practices is a plus. Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Computappoint do not use AI to filter or assess candidates, we use experienced and dedicated recruiters, who want to match the best people to roles.
Jan 31, 2026
Full time
Permanent Central London - 3 days on-site per week Up to £90,000 (DOE) This is an exciting opportunity with a prestigious financial services client of ours who is seeking a talented Category and Performance Reliability Manager. This is a rare chance to play a central role in maintaining the stability and performance of one of the worlds most critical financial trading platforms. you'll ensure regulatory compliance, proactive risk mitigation, and seamless handling of peak trading demands. Contribute to transparent global reference prices and help safeguard price risk management in a dynamic, business-critical environment. Job Title: Capacity and Performance Reliability Manager Job Type: Permanent Salary: Up to £90,000 (DOE) Location: Central London Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days on-site per week As Capacity and Performance Reliability Manager, you will: Forecast demand and plan capacity across virtual, containerised, and physical environments using historical data, predictive analytics, and scenario modelling. Conduct stress testing, performance tuning, and automate scaling/resource provisioning with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud-native tools. Maintain and enhance the Capacity Management tool suite (eg, Athene, Grafana) for zero data loss and high automation. Develop and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs), SLIs, error budgets, monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions. Lead incident response, blameless post-mortems, and continuous improvement initiatives. Produce capacity plans, reliability reports, and recommendations; own the recommendations tracker and report to senior management. Collaborate closely with development, operations, business teams, architects, and third-party suppliers to embed reliability into design and delivery. Champion automation, observability, and a reliability-focused culture while ensuring regulatory and governance compliance. What We're Looking For 5+ years of hands-on experience in performance, capacity, or reliability management. At least 5 years in business-critical global banking, financial services, or technology environments, ideally with trading technologies and linking technical metrics to business outcomes. Proven expertise in capacity forecasting, modelling, trend analysis, and queueing theory/system modelling. Strong proficiency with monitoring and automation tools (eg, Athene, Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines). Significant SQL knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and coding ability (eg, Python, Visual Basic, MS SQL) plus understanding of APIs and Scripting. ITIL Foundation Certification (or equivalent); experience in SRE/reliability engineering highly desirable. Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills to present insights to senior leaders and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. Knowledge of cloud architecture, containers, orchestration, and agile practices is a plus. Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Computappoint do not use AI to filter or assess candidates, we use experienced and dedicated recruiters, who want to match the best people to roles.
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory
Seascale, Cumbria
Summary Job Description for Electrical Technical Support: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. Technical Support are responsible for providing Engineering support to the Infrastructure Compliance Engineering team to assist in delivering expertise in general plant, system, equipment reliability, configuration management or other specialised subject matter needed to satisfy the multi-faceted needs of the organisation. Main Responsibilities for Electrical Technical Support: Responsible for development of pragmatic fit-for-purpose engineering solutions that meet the objectives of the organisation in a cost-effective manner. Support maintenance activities by implementing and maintaining the technical basis of maintenance (TBoM) process, in addition they will assist with planning for complex maintenance activities based on insight and equipment experience. Accountable to the Maintenance Delivery Manager for ensuring all maintenance tasks are clearly briefed, understood and are performed safely and on schedule to ensure safe operation of the facility. Comply with legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk, security appropriate to the role. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of work complies with all site requirements and plant and personnel are operating within the safety envelope. Responsible for assisting in the production of any PMP's required within Compliance Engineering, this will include presenting at committee. Supporting the E&I Team Leader in installation, modifications and commissioning of installed equipment, including identifying and assisting in delivery of plant and process improvements. Responsible for producing appropriate Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for any maintenance or breakdown tasks identified by the Team Leader. Attend any forums as appropriate to keep abreast of best practice around other facilities, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning around their facility. Essential Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Degree Qualified (Electrical) or HND in an equivalent discipline. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification. Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders. Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations. Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements. Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience. Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams. Requirement to become appointed as Safety Supervisor. Required to become PMP Manager. Requirement to become appointed as Sub Contractor Supervisor. Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency). Desirable Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification. A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility. Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant. Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF). Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.
Oct 29, 2025
Full time
Summary Job Description for Electrical Technical Support: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. Technical Support are responsible for providing Engineering support to the Infrastructure Compliance Engineering team to assist in delivering expertise in general plant, system, equipment reliability, configuration management or other specialised subject matter needed to satisfy the multi-faceted needs of the organisation. Main Responsibilities for Electrical Technical Support: Responsible for development of pragmatic fit-for-purpose engineering solutions that meet the objectives of the organisation in a cost-effective manner. Support maintenance activities by implementing and maintaining the technical basis of maintenance (TBoM) process, in addition they will assist with planning for complex maintenance activities based on insight and equipment experience. Accountable to the Maintenance Delivery Manager for ensuring all maintenance tasks are clearly briefed, understood and are performed safely and on schedule to ensure safe operation of the facility. Comply with legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk, security appropriate to the role. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of work complies with all site requirements and plant and personnel are operating within the safety envelope. Responsible for assisting in the production of any PMP's required within Compliance Engineering, this will include presenting at committee. Supporting the E&I Team Leader in installation, modifications and commissioning of installed equipment, including identifying and assisting in delivery of plant and process improvements. Responsible for producing appropriate Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for any maintenance or breakdown tasks identified by the Team Leader. Attend any forums as appropriate to keep abreast of best practice around other facilities, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning around their facility. Essential Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Degree Qualified (Electrical) or HND in an equivalent discipline. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification. Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders. Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations. Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements. Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience. Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams. Requirement to become appointed as Safety Supervisor. Required to become PMP Manager. Requirement to become appointed as Sub Contractor Supervisor. Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency). Desirable Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification. A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility. Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant. Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF). Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
