Platform Engineer

London Stock Exchange Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer (Senior Associate) to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. You will work with data platforms including Databricks, Event Hubs, and Storage, using Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and modern DevOps practices.

You will collaborate with engineering, data, and platform teams to streamline deployment pipelines, ensure reliability of data services, and support real-time

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions using Terraform (Infrastructure-as-Code).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for applications and data platforms.
• Deploy and support Azure-native data services including Azure Databricks, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Storage (ADLS Gen2 / Blob).
• Manage and optimize SQL-based systems (Azure SQL / PostgreSQL / related platforms).
• Automate operational tasks using Bash scripting and other scripting tools.
• Administer and maintain Linux-based environments.
• Monitor system performance, reliability, and costs; implement improvements and optimizations.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance across all Azure resources.
• Work with development and data engineering teams to enable DevOps best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high availability of critical systems.
• Support real-time data pipelines and streaming architectures.

Skills

Terraform

Azure

Azure Databricks

Azure Event Hubs

Azure Storage

SQL

Python

Bash

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

RBAC

Key Vault

Git

CI/CD

Datadog

Splunk

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

About Us

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

Our People

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential. We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

Role Description

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. This role is heavily focused on enabling data platforms—including Databricks, Event Hubs, and Azure Storage through infrastructure-as-code, automation, and modern DevOps practices. You will work closely with engineering, data, and platform teams to streamline deployment pipelines, ensure reliability of data services, and support both real-time and batch data workloads.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions using Terraform (Infrastructure-as-Code).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for applications and data platforms.
• Deploy and support Azure-native data services including Azure Databricks, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Storage (ADLS Gen2, Blob).
• Manage and optimize SQL-based systems (Azure SQL / PostgreSQL / related platforms).
• Automate operational tasks using Bash scripting and other scripting tools.
• Administer and maintain Linux-based environments.
• Monitor system performance, reliability, and costs; implement improvements and optimizations.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance across all Azure resources.
• Work with development and data engineering teams to enable DevOps best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high availability of critical systems.
• Support real-time data pipelines and streaming architectures.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with: Terraform (mandatory)
• Microsoft Azure (core services + networking + security)
• Experience with data-centric platforms: Azure Databricks, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Storage (ADLS Gen2 / Blob)
• Proficiency in SQL (querying, performance tuning, data workflows)
• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills
• Solid experience with Linux system administration
• Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of security best practices in Azure (RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault)
• DevOps & Engineering Practices
• CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps, or similar)
• Version control systems (Git)
• Infrastructure automation and configuration management
• Monitoring, logging, and alerting tools like Datadog, Splunk etc.

Nice to Have

• Development experience with streaming data architectures and event-driven systems
• Familiarity with data lake / Lakehouse based big data systems and architectures
• Experience in high-throughput, low-latency environments

Career Stage: Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information: Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you. 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.

Equal Opportunities

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.

Sustainability

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.

Charity

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.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Retirement planning
• Paid volunteering days
• Wellbeing initiatives

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Additional Information

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