Senior DevOps Engineer | London, UK

London Stock Exchange Group; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global financial markets infrastructure provider as a Senior DevOps Engineer. You'll enhance developer productivity, streamline workflows, and collaborate closely with teams to improve development tools and processes. This role offers the chance to lead innovation and mentor junior engineers while working in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement Plans

Paid Volunteering Days

Wellbeing Initiatives

Qualifications

• Proficient in programming languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, C#.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Enhance developer productivity using tools like Backstage.
• Collaborate with vendors to evaluate software development tools.
• Mentor junior team members on DevOps methodologies.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

GitLab

Jenkins

Prometheus

Job description

Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier and more productive? Do you thrive on streamlining workflows, squashing bugs, and leading innovation? If so, we want you on our team! We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class Developer community. Join us as a Senior DevOps Engineer and help us revolutionize our development tools, workflows, and processes to enhance the productivity and satisfaction of our developers.

Job Description:

As a Senior DevOps Engineer on the Developer Experience team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the productivity and efficiency of our development teams. You will focus on building and maintaining tools, platforms, and processes that improve the overall developer experience. Your work will involve close collaboration with developers, DevOps engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance of development workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Developer Experience Enhancements: Work on projects to improve developer productivity using tools such as Backstage to create internal developer portals and improve developer workflows.
2. Vendor Collaboration & Tool Evaluation: Interact with third-party vendors to evaluate new and existing software development tools. Conduct thorough assessments of vendor tools, understanding their fit with current systems, and advocate for the best solutions to improve developer productivity and system efficiency.
3. Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with engineering teams to understand their needs and provide solutions. Mentor junior team members, guiding them on standard DevOps methodologies.
4. Infrastructure Automation & Management: Use Terraform/OpenTofu and automation frameworks to provision and manage infrastructure.
5. Monitoring & Observability: Configure and utilize observability tools like Datadog for performance monitoring, alerting, and visualization, ensuring system reliability and quick issue identification.
6. Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor tool and service performance and implement optimizations to improve build times, system uptime, and deployment frequency.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Programming Proficiency: Proficient in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, C#).
• CI/CD Tools: Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab and Jenkins.
• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS.
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with tools like Datadog, Prometheus.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize systems.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is to drive financial stability, empower economies, and enable customers to create sustainable growth.

Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change underpin our culture and guide our decisions and actions.

Working with us means being part of a dynamic organization of 25,000 people across 65 countries. We value individuality and foster a collaborative, creative culture that encourages new ideas and sustainability. We play a critical role in re-engineering the financial ecosystem to support sustainable economic growth, including accelerating the transition to net zero and promoting a green economy.

LSEG offers tailored benefits, including healthcare, retirement plans, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion, and we accommodate religious practices, mental health, and physical disabilities as required.

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