IT Operations Engineer / Specialist

About Us
 

Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.

Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.

We have 4,600 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.

As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.

Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.

Overview of Role
Rothschild & Co is an organization that demands a high-quality, responsive and agile IT service to meet the needs of its banking professionals. Committed to excellence and discretion in the services it provides to clients, upholds the same high standards in supporting its own staff. We are looking for a Senior IT Operations Engineer to help drive and support our ambitious business and IT strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will take on a diverse, engineering and hands-on role in IT Operations, overseeing the operation, maintenance, and support of the bank's client facing and internal applications and services.
The candidate should be a proactive IT engineer and problem solver, capable of taking ownership and working independently as part of a team.

Main Responsibilities & Tasks
(including, but not limited to)

• Execution of day-to-day 'business as usual' tasks to ensure availability and stability of the bank's business applications and services

• Engineering and implementation of smart solutions (Automation, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code / IAC) that align with organizational goals

• Troubleshoot technical issues also by engaging with our service providers and development teams

• Ensuring application and system processes are correctly scheduled and monitored both during and outside of business hours

• Onboarding, Installing and Updating applications and interfaces while adhering to banking security standards

• OS Administration, Windows, Linux and OpenShift platforms

• Continuous improvement of the bank's applications and systems and processes

• Collaboration with external parties who provide infrastructure and/or services

Education and Qualifications

• IT education or advanced training in IT with several years of relevant experience

Required Experience, Skills and Competencies

• Proven experience in a similar role / environment

• 'Run the Bank' knowledge and ability to drive forward operational efficiency and improvement

• Expert knowledge of Windows & Linux Application administration/operation, Scripting (PowerShell) and Web Servers (IIS, Apache)

• Knowledge of Networks and System Security (Hardening, Firewalls, WAF, Load Balancers)

• Strong team player with an ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence amongst peers and colleagues

• Flexible and willing to get involved where required, keen to face new challenges on a daily basis; learning new tools and technologies

• Ability to solve problems independently, efficiently and completely, providing clear updates to management and business users

• Ability of managing small projects

• Solid written and spoken communication skills in English (German is a plus)

Beneficial Skills

• Container Platforms (Openshift / Kubernetes)

• Cloud Technology (Azure, Oracle OCI)

• CICD concepts, DevOps and Monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana, OEM)

• Active Directory, SSO, SAML

• PKI Infrastructure, Kerberos

• Managed File Transfer concept and tools (Tibco, File Express)

Benefits

• Rothschild & Co provides a wide range of health and wellbeing services, supported by above‑average employer contributions to pension and social insurance, strengthening your long‑term financial security

• A collaborative, respectful and inclusive workplace where people feel valued, empowered and able to contribute their ideas

• A purpose-driven culture guided by our long‑standing principles of being thoughtful, creative and principled, with a focus on responsible and long‑term decision‑making

• Continuous learning through in‑house training opportunities and financial support for external education and professional certifications

• Flexible ways of working with the possibility to work from home up to 40%, based on the role

If you are curious to learn more about us and offer valuable experience in a similar role, please submit your CV along with a cover letter through our recruitment tool.