DevOps Engineer

Position Summary

This position is within Acadia. Acadia is wholly owned by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and is part of the Post Trade division.

The DevOps Engineer is a Linux system administrator (SA) and will be trained to be responsible for

Systems administration of bespoke platforms deployed to on-premises, AWS and Azure. Deployments and patching of systems Collaborating to optimize uptime, remediate issues within an ISO27001 environment. Problem solving and remediation.

This role requires 3 days per week in the local LSEG office.

Role Responsibilities

The role may include automated provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of software defined infrastructure.

This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing improvements in process and supporting the maximum available uptime. The best candidates are pro-active, self-led and are perceived as passionate about improving service for our clients

The Acadia environment consists of Jira tracking, Cisco Nexus and Meraki networking. VMware vSphere, Windows desktop, Windows Server, and Ubuntu Server. We use both relational and document data stores (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB).

• Use of Prometheus, Data Dog, System Centre or other enterprise monitoring tools such as Splunk.
• Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
• Contribute to and maintain system standards.
• Operations and Support.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all server resources, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular backup, backup verification, file archival and purges as necessary.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software or virtual infrastructure failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Systems Administration and Maintenance of a variety of bespoke systems.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.
• No staff oversight but a high performing team member.
• No budget responsibility.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• 3 – 7 years of technical experience as a systems administrator.
• Bachelor (4-year) degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science.

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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