Linux Infrastructure Engineer – Platform Engineering (12-month FTC)

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.

Headquartered in London, we manage $172.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com

* As at 31 March 2025

About the Role 

Man is undergoing a significant infrastructure project in 2025 and we are searching for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis to help us hit our goals. You’ll tackle the day to day running of the infrastructure while helping deliver on critical project work.

As a Linux Infrastructure Engineer here, you’ll be faced with a wide variety of challenges. We value a passion for technology and see leading edge technology as a part of keeping the business at the forefront of our field. You’ll be doing work on Linux servers, Virtualized Linux desktops, HPC compute, Kubernetes, cloud and virtualization technology, high performance storage as well as monitoring and visualisation techniques.

This is a hands-on technological role which also includes advising and guiding teams on architecture relating to our infrastructure. We’re looking for people who have a broad knowledge of infrastructure technologies, strong troubleshooting skills, and we’re interested in hearing if you bring a particular expertise into the team.

Man runs a hybrid working model, we aim for this individual do 4 days a week in office. 

What can you learn? 

• Managing large internal data centres with tens of thousands of cores and hundreds of terabytes of memory, running Python at scale. 

• Building and managing Man Group’s infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud, using technologies such as Python, Go, Linux, Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes.

• Writing software to automate infrastructure and creating flexible self-service technology for thousands of users across Man Group.

• Maintaining reliable systems while administering petabyte-scale storage and large CPU and GPU deployments managed by for example Spark.

• Working closely with business stakeholders in a dynamic environment. 

Key Skills & Experience

• Technical experience gained through open-source contributions, 2+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience working with any of the following programming or scripting languages – for example Python, Go, C, or C++. You should feel confident reading and writing code in some language. We don’t have a strong preferences on programming language you already know - but we primarily write Python here.

• Experience working with configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet or Salt. 

• Experience working with Linux  at scale. 

Desirable Key skills & experiences:  

• Understanding of how source control and continuous deployment workflows work with tools like git, and Jenkins.
• Orchestration tooling like Kubernetes.

• Self-organised with the ability to prioritise and effectively manage time across multiple projects.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

• Strong troubleshooting skills.

• Self-starter with a desire to learn and understand more about the business environment in which you work.

Working Here

Man Tech has a small company, no-attitude feel. It is flat structured, open, transparent and collaborative, and you will have plenty of opportunity to grow and have enormous impact on what we do. We are actively engaged with the broader technology community.

• We host and sponsor London’s PyData and Machine Learning Meetups. Aeron meetups are also held at Riverbank House.
• We open-source some of our technology including parts of our Data Platform. See https://github.com/man-group
• We regularly talk at leading industry conferences, and tweet about relevant technology and how we’re using it. See @ManQuantTech

We’re fortunate enough to have a fantastic open-plan office overlooking the River Thames, and continually strive to make our environment a great place in which to work. We offer flexible working, competitive compensation, a generous holiday allowance, health and other benefits. We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching, mentoring, conference attendance and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications.

We are simultaneously committed to “levelling the playing field” and believe that agile working promotes inclusivity across teams, regions and business units. In general, Technology roles are expected to be in the office for at least 3 days a week. However, the specifics can vary based on the role, team, and individual circumstances, and are ultimately subject to the manager’s discretion.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.  Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact Peopleoperations@man.com.

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.

Headquartered in London, we manage $168.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com

* As at 31 Dec 2024