Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Engineering

London Stock Exchange Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial markets infrastructure provider in the UK seeks a Group Director for Automated Build & Deployment Systems. This senior role involves designing and implementing automated solutions to modernize application installations across a large enterprise server estate. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of engineering experience with a strong focus on automation, leading cross-functional teams, and developing scalable systems for OS-level deployments. Our culture values innovation, collaboration, and individual uniqueness.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience with expertise in software development and SDLC.
• Proven experience in building automation systems for OS-level deployments.
• Strong knowledge of security requirements for system deployments.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture for an automated build and deployment system.
• Lead the design of automated build pipelines.
• Ensure automation solutions support reliability and security.

Skills

Software development

Automation systems

Python

Go

Java

PowerShell

CI/CD expertise

Tools

IaC tools

Configuration management tools

Job description

The Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Systems, will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, architecting, and delivering a fully automated, scalable build and deployment mechanism to modernize application installations across a large enterprise server estate (50,000+ servers). This role requires deep technical expertise, hands‑on engineering capability, and strong leadership influence without direct people management.

The successful candidate will drive the end‑to‑end technical strategy and implementation of a next‑generation automation framework that dramatically reduces the cost of maintenance, improves fleet consistency, and accelerates delivery across diverse operating systems and application environments.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

• Define the target‑state architecture for an automated build and deployment system supporting large‑scale OS and application modernization.
• Develop a multi‑year technical roadmap that aligns with enterprise modernization initiatives, operational resiliency, and cost‑reduction goals.
• Evaluate and introduce modern automation tooling, frameworks, and patterns.
• Set enterprise‑wide standards for build, deploy, test, and release automation.

Hands‑On Engineering

• Lead the design and development of automated build pipelines, deployment mechanisms, and OS/application provisioning systems.
• Build repeatable, testable automation workflows that reduce manual operational effort across tens of thousands of servers.
• Develop reusable libraries and frameworks for automation teams.
• Implement CI/CD patterns tailored for system software and OS‑level components.
• Write high‑quality, secure, and maintainable code.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure automation solutions support reliability, scale, auditability, and security requirements.
• Implement telemetry, monitoring, and KPIs for automation health and performance.
• Partner with operations teams to transition solutions into production.
• Drive incident reduction and improved fleet consistency.

Stakeholder Leadership & Influence

• Act as the senior technical authority and thought leader.
• Influence senior technology leaders, architects, and platform owners.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk teams.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote automation best practices.

Technical Expertise

• 10+ years engineering experience with deep expertise in software development and SDLC.
• Proven experience building automation systems for OS‑level deployments or large‑scale infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or PowerShell.
• Expertise with CI/CD platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of IaC and configuration management tools.
• Strong understanding of OS lifecycle management.
• Experience with large distributed environments.
• Knowledge of security requirements for system deployments.
• Containerization experience is a plus.

Leadership & Influence

• Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor with enterprise‑wide influence.
• Proven cross‑functional leadership.
• Excellent communication skills.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker able to execute hands‑on technical work.
• Highly autonomous and proactive.
• Passion for automation and modern engineering practices.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.

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.

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.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

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

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