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Lead DevOps Engineer – Cloud Platform & Site Reliability
About LSEG
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business.
We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and a worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.
With a timeline spanning over 300 years, we’ve supported the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally through:
- A comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services
- Our open-access model, enabling flexibility, stability, and trust
- Supporting customers to pursue their ambitions with clarity and confidence
LSEG is headquartered in the UK, with operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, employs 25,000 people globally—with over half in the Asia Pacific region. Our ticker symbol is LSEG.
Our People Culture
People are the heart of our success. Our culture is built around:
- Connecting, creating opportunity, and delivering excellence
- Diversity and inclusion, welcoming unique backgrounds and perspectives
- Collaboration and innovation, breaking down barriers for rapid solution development
We foster environments that allow personal and career growth, focusing on skills and expertise beyond traditional linear career paths.
Role Overview
Location: Nottingham or London, UK Team: LSEG Risk Intelligence Engineering
This is an opportunity for a Lead DevOps Engineer to collaborate, innovate, and shape our cloud infrastructure. If you’re passionate about scalable, secure, resilient platforms, and driving modern DevOps practices—apply now.
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Role Responsibilities
As the Lead DevOps Engineer, you will:
- Design and implement DevOps & Platform Engineering practices: Drive a best-of-breed model aligning infrastructure and developer needs.
- Automate full-stack infrastructure:
- Utilise Terraform and GitLab for seamless orchestration.
- Lead the design of secure, fast CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, ensuring reliable and rapid software releases.
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes (EKS) workloads:
- Leverage Istio Service Mesh for service discovery, traffic management, and observability.
- Strengthen monitoring & alerting infrastructure:
- Implement solutions using frameworks like Istio, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK, ensuring high availability and reliability.
- Foster a culture of automation, security and operational excellence:
- Mentor DevOps engineers, fostering skills growth and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies:
- Enhance platform capabilities and developer experience, with an impact on projects like Risk Intelligence.
Requirements & Skills
Core Areas of Expertise:
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Hands-on AWS & Kubernetes (EKS) experience (essential focus).
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Familiarity with DevOps automation tools:
- Terraform (for infrastructure-as-code).
- GitLab CI (continuous integration/continuous delivery).
- Bash & Python scripting for tasks and scripts.
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Service Meshes & Observability:
- Experience with Istio, monitoring & alerting platforms, including Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK.
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6+ years’ experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles as a lead, with a proven track record in:
- Building & operating cloud-native platforms.
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Technical leadership driving deployment model benefits, culture change, or strategic thinking.
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Preferred Plus ConfidenceBoosters:
- Development background in Java, C++, or C#.
- AWS certifications alongside domain-adjacent financial services experience.
Perks of Joining LSEG
- Professional growth with guidance, nurturing career advancement.
- Diverse and inclusive workplace, enabling everyone's potential.
- Global operations with 25,000+ people across 70 countries, backed by:
- Propelling economies & drive financial stability.
- Range of comprehensive benefits, including:
- Tailored Healthcare, retirement planning, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Paid volunteering days and hybrid work options.
- Sustainability-focused initiatives, including:
- Support for customers' ESG goals.
- Involvement through the LSEG Foundation’s funding and initiatives.
- Role within a innovative, quality-driven culture guided by civic integrity, excellence, and adaptability.**
Workplace Commitments
LSEG values all applicants regardless of gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, race, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability/mental health, religion/belief, or veteran status.
We strive to make adjustments for reasonable accommodations—ensuring our workplace offers a welcoming, supportive environment.
Apply Now
Innovation. Excellence. Growth. You’re part of the next chapter: Join LSEG.
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- Explore roles & apply via our Careers Portal page, sign in using existing credentials or establish a new profile.
- If your area of expertise aligns with our current openings, submit your resume/CV.
Future advice? Directly reach out with ideas or passions—we seek next-gen problem solvers.
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