BGC & Cantor 2026 UK Technology Summer Internship Programme – Infrastructure

BGC & Cantor 2026 UK Technology Summer Internship Programme – Infrastructure

Greater London, United Kingdom

Job Description

BGC and Cantor Fitzgerald’s Technology Internship programme (Development) offers graduates an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing team.

Interns will gain hands‑on experience working alongside industry professionals on high‑impact projects that support innovation, scalability, and operational excellence across our global businesses.

Interns will have exposure to cutting edge technology as the firm is agile and has a dynamic approach delivering world class customer service to a diverse client base.

Our Technology Internship will commence in Summer 2026 for 10 weeks. We are seeking candidates who are in their penultimate year or have completed all of their higher education studies, have an interest in Technology and are looking to start their career within Financial Services.

The programme will consist of technical and professional skills training. You will have a mentor to support and guide your career throughout this programme.

This opportunity could lead to full‑time position.

Responsibilities

• Offer technical support to Front Office trading applications used by internal brokers and external customers across multiple asset classes and across all of our brands.
• Carry out IT Service Operation and Transition (release, change and incident management).
• Assist with dynamic daily functions carried out supporting a busy trade floor, middle office and back‑office areas. Technology’s used WIN10/Active Directory/0365 to Cisco to Unigy systems.
• Work with all aspects of Enterprise level Brocade Data Fabrics, Enterprise Storage Array Administration and EMC Data Protection.
• Have responsibility for the full lifecycle of multi‑platform infrastructure projects, from data centre design to new application build and implementation.
• Support the automation of infrastructure tasks using scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Contribute to infrastructure documentation, including architecture diagrams, operating procedures, and change records.

Attributes

• 2026 Graduates or those who have already graduated
• Graduates with a passion for technology and an interest in financial services.
• Enthusiastic and open to the prospect of developing skills in data and technology.
• Open to new challenges and solving new problems.
• Ability to work under pressure, handle multiple tasks, and prioritise workloads.
• Strong written and verbal communication, to build relationships across multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Qualities

• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Knowledge of trading systems and financial products is desirable.
• Awareness of the ITIL Framework, Gitlab, Python, Unix, Linux, SQL
• Eagerness to learn about enterprise infrastructure, networks, virtualization, and cloud technologies.

Job Info

• Job Identification
• Locations Five Churchill Place, London, Canary Wharf, E14 5HP, GB

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