Technology Senior IT Engineer Dubai

Job Description
About Flowdesk At Flowdesk, we are building the infrastructure powering the next era of global finance. As a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, we provide liquidity solutions, OTC trading, and market infrastructure that connect digital assets to global markets with institutional-grade precision, transparency, and scale. Flowdesk combines expertise from traditional finance, algorithmic trading, and blockchain technology to deliver always-on trading capabilities across the digital asset ecosystem. Founded in 2020, we have grown into a global team supporting institutions, exchanges, and token issuers worldwide as the financial system evolves toward tokenized markets. Why join Flowdesk? You'll be joining a company operating at the intersection of finance, technology, and crypto
- solving complex market problems, building critical infrastructure, and helping shape how digital assets move globally. We move fast, think long term, and work with a strong ownership mindset across engineering, trading, product, operations, and business teams. Role Description We are a cloud-native crypto market-making firm operating across regulated jurisdictions. Our Secure Engineering team designs, builds, and owns the platforms and configuration that the wider IT estate runs on, security-first. It is a small team: what you build, the rest of IT operates. Responsibilities
- Configure and maintain IT systems across the organisation, working within the team's core platforms (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Cloudflare) as part of the secure engineering team
- Source and evaluate new tooling: run vendor assessments, manage procurement, and bring in what the business needs
- Own the lifecycle of existing vendor contracts: renewal dates, terms, and costs kept current, and renegotiation opportunities flagged before they're missed
- Act as the main point of contact for vendor account and contract matters
- Work with IT Operations to turn their operational needs into system configuration and tooling decisions
- Run your own projects with a good degree of autonomy, keeping senior management informed and looping them in where their input adds value
- Take part in an IT on-call rota
- Provide support to IT Operations as needed Requirements Must Have
- 7+ years' experience in IT engineering or a similar technical role, ideally in SaaS-heavy, regulated environments
- Working knowledge of modern IT stacks in regulated environments, particularly SaaS, identity, and endpoint platforms
- Experience managing vendor relationships and contracts: evaluation, procurement, renewal, and negotiation
- Able to work autonomously and see projects through with minimal senior management input, while remaining collaborative with the wider team
- Comfortable in a small, high-ownership team Preferred
- Experience in financial services or crypto / digital assets
- Familiarity with Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, or Cloudflare Zero Trust
- Experience with ITSM / change tooling (JSM or similar) Location
- London
- Dubai Person Profile
- Curious and autonomous
- Highly motivated and results-driven
- Strong maths and analytical skills
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced collaborative environment
- Professional proficiency in English Company Culture & Values
- Take Action & Own the Mission
- Be of Service & Contribute
- Innovate, Create Value, & Be Courageous
- Act with Integrity & Respect Benefits
- International environment (English is the main language)
- 100% health coverage
- Team events and offsites
- Company Pension scheme
- Learning and Development budget Recruitment Process
- Stage 1: First round interview with a member of our Talent Acquisition team (45 mins)
- Stage 2: Interview with Chief Information Security Officer
- Stage 3: Interview with IT Director
- Stage 4: In-person meeting in the office
- team fit, background and goals alignment
- Stage 5: Round-Up meeting with Head of Talent Strategy FLOWDESK | www.flowdesk.co