Lead DevOps Engineer - London Stock Exchange Group

ZipRecruiter; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Nottingham seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to innovate and mentor while shaping the future of their cloud platform. You will automate infrastructure, design CI/CD pipelines, and lead a forward-thinking team in a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and technical excellence. Join us to make an impact on global financial products.

Benefits

Flexible work culture

Career growth opportunities

Innovative work environment

Qualifications

• 6+ years in DevOps or platform engineering, with experience in a technical lead role.
• Proven experience designing and operating cloud platforms at scale.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Automate full-stack infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Lead the design of CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Champion Kubernetes-based platforms using Amazon EKS.

Skills

Terraform

GitOps workflows

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Bash/Shell

Python

Datadog

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Overview

Lead DevOps Engineer - Cloud Platform & Site Reliability. Location: Nottingham, UK. Team: LSEG Risk Intelligence Engineering.

Are you ready to lead the charge in building scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that power global LSEG Risk Intelligence products? We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive innovation, mentor engineers, and shape the future of our cloud-first infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Automate full-stack infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and GitOps workflows.


• Lead the design of CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI or Jenkins to enable fast, secure, and reliable software delivery.


• Champion Kubernetes-based platforms using Amazon EKS and Istio Service Mesh to build scalable, service-oriented architectures.


• Drive observability and reliability engineering through proactive monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies.


• Mentor and guide DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.


• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, security, and product teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with business goals.


• Evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance platform capabilities and developer experience.

Your Tech Arsenal

• Cloud platforms: AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, CloudFront, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.)


• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation


• Container orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS), Istio Service Mesh


• CI/CD tooling: GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitbucket


• Scripting & automation: Bash/Shell, Python


• Security best practices: IAM, KMS, encryption in transit/at rest, DevSecOps


• Monitoring & observability: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar


• Agile & DevOps culture: GitOps, SRE principles, Agile methodologies

What You Bring

• 6+ years in DevOps or platform engineering, with experience in a technical lead role.


• Proven experience designing and operating cloud platforms at scale.


• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across teams.


• A passion for automation, developer enablement, and continuous delivery.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Why Join Us

• Work on globally impactful platforms used by financial institutions, governments, and enterprises.


• Be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, autonomy, and continuous learning.


• Lead the adoption of modern DevOps and platform engineering practices in a cloud-first environment.


• Enjoy a flexible, inclusive culture with opportunities for career growth and technical leadership.

Ready to lead the future of cloud DevOps? Apply now and help us build the next generation of intelligent, resilient platforms.

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 values are Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change, which underpin our purpose and guide our everyday actions.

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