Lead DevOps Engineer

About the role

Do you have a passion for technology? Do you want to make a difference, delivering software used by some of the biggest companies in the world? Do you love working with others in a dynamic agile environment?

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate technologists to join our growing team as we strive to deliver excellence to our customers. You're a self-starter who will be an integral part of an empowered agile team working on the identity and access management system behind our products such as the Eikon financial information desktop!

You will craft and implement feature improvements and maintenance updates for existing software as well as delivering new capabilities and technology updates such as migrating our services to third-party cloud providers!

Key Responsibilities

As a member of the IAM development team, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code to automate provisioning and configuration management, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability of our systems.
• Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to facilitate seamless and automated application deployment, testing, and monitoring.
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a culture of collaboration and communication, ensuring the smooth integration of DevOps practices across the organisation.
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and address issues, ensuring the availability and performance of critical systems.
• Leverage cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) to design and implement scalable and resilient solutions, optimizing the use of cloud resources.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools to streamline operational processes and reduce manual intervention.
• Participate in incident response and resolution activities, providing expertise to minimize downtime and improve overall system reliability.
• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation related to infrastructure, configurations, and processes.
• Use modern development methods, including build and test tools, and agile processes to deliver high-quality services. Your work will include producing deployment artifacts and documentation.
• Build security and availability into designs from the beginning, including monitoring and data collection for ongoing support and service improvement.
• Technically lead other DevOps engineers to diagnose issues and design solutions.

Skills & Experience

• Experience as a Lead DevOps Engineer
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (Azure and AWS preferred).
• Experience with scripting and programming languages (e.g. Python, Shell).
• Expertise in CI/CD Tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps etc.)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform)
• Experience of designing solutions and communicating that design to other team members for implementation
• Strong problem solving skills, diagnosing issues and communicating solutions.
• Strong understanding of security practices and compliance
• Position for a developing professional building experience in their specialist function.
• Suggests process improvement following investigative, analytic, or diagnostic services.

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.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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