Lead DevOps Engineer, London Stock Exchange
AWS
Stock exchange in the City of London
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Stock exchange in the City of London
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make things happen, out there in the real world, where it matters.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone with a strong background in DevOps practices and tools, with a focus on GitLab, Terraform, AWS cloud, Kubernetes/EKS, Ansible
- This is not just a People Management role, and the role requires you to be completely hands-on
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, EKS, ECS
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
- Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures
- Proven experience in a leadership role within a DevOps or Cloud Engineering team
- Strong expertise in AWS services and cloud architecture best practices
- Strong experience managing Kubernetes clusters (preferably EKS) and containerization using Docker
- Solid understanding of cloud security practices and compliance frameworks
- Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, or equivalent
- Track record of designing and executing disaster recovery plans and drills
- Solid knowledge of Cloud security best practices including IAM policies, encryption, vulnerability scanning, and compliance audits
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Ansible or similar language. (Bash and Python preferred)
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and infrastructure testing tools
Desirable
- AWS Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent
- Practical experience with chaos engineering methodologies and tools
- Experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) for hybrid or multi-cloud environments
- Experience working in a regulated or high-availability environment (e.g., fintech, financial services or capital markets)
- Experience working in areas of Equity or Fixed Income and a working knowledge of Benchmarks and Indices
What the job involves
- We are looking for a strong, hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer to build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform
- You will lead a team of Senior and Junior DevOps Engineers to help us build and manage secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud environments, drive observability and resilience through chaos and disaster recovery testing, and implement FinOps strategies to optimize cloud spending
- Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring operational excellence and business continuity in a dynamic cloud-native environment
- You will also use your deep experience of DevOps CI/CD practices to design, implement and optimize a best-in-class AWS micro services architecture
- Candidate will play a crucial role in our technology team, contributing to the development, deployment, and maintenance of our infrastructure
- Leading and mentoring a high-performing, geographically diverse team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement
- Building and overseeing the implementation of secure, resilient, and cost-optimized AWS cloud infrastructure using best-in-class DevOps practices and technologies
- Collaborating with software developers across multiple geographies and cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather requirements, and deliver systems and software within agreed upon timelines
- Overseeing the implementation and management of CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment processes for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures
- Driving infrastructure-as-code maturity through Terraform, enforcing modular, reusable, and version-controlled infrastructure patterns
- Overseeing Kubernetes (EKS) infrastructure at scale, ensuring robust workload orchestration, service discovery, and container lifecycle management
- Leading cloud security posture management by integrating security controls, automated scanning, and continuous compliance into the DevOps lifecycle
- Driving observability efforts using tools like Datadog (or equivalent) to monitor infrastructure and application performance
- Introducing and lead chaos engineering practices to proactively identify potential points of failure and improve system resilience
- Mentor senior DevOps engineers and promote a culture of continuous improvement and cloud operational excellence
- Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies in DevOps and Cloud
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The London Stock Exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges, with a history dating back over 300 years. It operates as a part of LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), one of the world’s leading providers of financial markets infrastructure, as a marketplace to enable stock brokers and traders to buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.
The London Stock Exchange has lived through a stream of innovations; from telegraph and telephone, to the Market Price Display System, automatic trade matching, and the digitisation of issuer services. In 2019 it acquired Refinitiv, a financial information company, and in doing so became a global financial news and data business.
Most recently, the London Stock Exchange has made moves to support the evolution of private markets, and further build its presence in this space. It partnered with Floww, a platform that connects investors with private companies, with aims to launch a private primary capital raising facility, as well as explore new technologies and secondary market options for the platform.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Hybrid working options
- Healthcare
- Retirement planning
- Paid volunteering days
- Wellbeing initiatives
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
David Schwimmer
(CEO, not founder)Was Managing Director at Goldman Sachs for 20 years.
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