Senior Platform DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes & CI/CD

London Metal Exchange; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Metal Exchange is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join the Development Tooling team in London. You will design, deploy, and manage infrastructure and automation that power our development pipelines, ensuring fast, reliable builds and secure deployments in a regulated environment.

With 8+ years in software development workflows and infrastructure automation, you will partner with development and operations teams to standardise processes, optimise performance, and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related field.
• Advantageous: Certifications or substantial hands-on experience with modern Development pipeline tools.
• Desirable: Familiarity with financial services regulatory frameworks and data governance.
• Minimum 8 years experience in software development workflows, infrastructure automation, and developer experience.
• Proficient in scripting like Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across on-prem environments.
• Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation tools for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and deployment.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Ansible, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Bamboo, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth application delivery and operations.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices in infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Lead incident analysis and root cause investigations for data-related issues, implementing improvements.
• Act as liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear communication.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

CI/CD

DevOps

Docker

Terraform

Helm

Ansible

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

PowerShell

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Artifactory

Bitbucket

Bamboo

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

Job description

The London Metal Exchange is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join the Development Tooling team in London. You will design, deploy, and manage infrastructure and automation that power our development pipelines, ensuring fast, reliable builds and secure deployments in a regulated environment.

With 8+ years in software development workflows and infrastructure automation, you will partner with development and operations teams to standardise processes, optimise performance, and deliver