LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

Lead DevOps Engineer

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Colombo • Sri Lanka

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSCloudDockerEC2JavaJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing, geographically diverse team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Build and oversee the implementation of secure, resilient, and cost-optimized AWS cloud infrastructure using best-in-class DevOps practices and technologies.
  • Collaborate 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.
  • Oversee the implementation and management of CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment processes for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures.
  • Drive infrastructure-as-code maturity through Terraform, enforcing modular, reusable, and version-controlled infrastructure patterns.
  • Oversee Kubernetes (EKS) infrastructure at scale, ensuring robust workload orchestration, service discovery, and container lifecycle management.
  • Lead cloud security posture management by integrating security controls, automated scanning, and continuous compliance into the DevOps lifecycle.
  • Drive observability efforts using tools like Datadog (or equivalent) to monitor infrastructure and application performance.
  • Introduce and lead chaos engineering practices to proactively identify potential points of failure and improve system resilience.
  • Oversee and continuously optimize cloud cost management strategies in line with Cloud FinOps principles.
  • Design, lead, and continuously improve disaster recovery strategies and testing frameworks to support high availability and business continuity.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align infrastructure strategy with long-term business objectives.
  • Ensure code is up-to-date, maintainable, scalable, and secure.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Familiarity with cloud financial management and FinOps principles.
  • 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.
  • Proven track record in AWS Cloud Networking best practices, focused on building a robust, secure and efficient cloud network architecture.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Ansible or similar language. (Bash and Python preferred)
  • Experience with automated testing frameworks and infrastructure testing tools.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively.
Benefits
  • healthcare
  • retirement planning
  • paid volunteering days
  • wellbeing initiatives

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
AWSTerraformCI/CDKubernetesDockerPythonBashAnsibleCloud securityDisaster recovery
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementcommunicationorganizational skillsstrategic alignmentteam managementadaptability