Observability Architect

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)

Observability Architect at LSEG focusing on observability architecture for global financial markets. Partnering with teams to enhance monitoring and incident resolution capabilities across various environments.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsITSMKubernetesServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build observability architecture spanning instrumentation, telemetry pipelines, storage, alerting, and automated response
Drive the vision and delivery of LSEG's observability architecture
Champion migration strategies from legacy monitoring to modern observability platforms
Drive AIOps integration for event correlation, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis
Define SLIs, SLOs, and telemetry data strategies balancing signal quality, coverage, and cost
Author observability standards, facilitate maturity assessments, and report on adoption across the organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience in observability, monitoring, or site reliability engineering
Deep understanding of metrics, logs, and traces across distributed systems
Hands-on experience operating observability platforms
Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and telemetry pipeline tools (e.g., Cribl, Vector)
Experience in Kubernetes and multi-cloud environments
Track record of delivering observability platforms across multiple teams or business units
Ability to present technical strategies to engineering teams and senior leadership
Nice to have: Experience with BigPanda, ServiceNow, or similar AIOps and ITSM integrations
Nice to have: Background in financial services or a regulated industry
Nice to have: Familiarity with observability-as-code using GitOps or infrastructure-as-code workflows

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days' holiday per year plus an additional birthday day off
Annual wellness allowance
Share Purchase Plan
Medical health insurance
Medical subscription for preventive services
Life insurance
Pillar 3 private pension
Meal vouchers
Flexible benefits
Bookster access
Support for volunteering events
At least 26 weeks' paid parental leave for all colleagues with one year's continuous service

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Hard Skills & Tools

observabilitymonitoringsite reliability engineeringmetricslogstracesOpenTelemetryKubernetestelemetry pipeline toolsinfrastructure-as-code

Soft Skills

presenting technical strategiesleadership