Senior Linux DevOps Engineer - PCAP

London Stock Exchange Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Volunteer days

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) seeks a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer to build and operate high-performance data capture systems for global capital markets. You will manage data pipelines, automate provisioning, and drive AI-powered automation to improve reliability and efficiency.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, observability, and scalable infrastructure, with coordination across engineering teams and willingness to work US Eastern hours during training.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years on Linux systems, preferably RHEL or derivatives.
• 5+ years Python scripting experience.
• Expert in Ansible playbooks and roles for provisioning.
• Experience deploying containerized apps in production.
• Know-how in networking basics and traffic capture tools.
• Proficient with Git-based version control and CI/CD.
• Interest in automation, IaC and AI-assisted tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own high-performance data capture systems and data pipelines.
• Design, deploy and maintain containerized services in prod.
• Automate server provisioning and configuration management.
• Enhance observability, automation, and operational tooling.

Skills

Linux (RHEL)

Python scripting

Ansible playbooks

Containerization

Performance tuning

Git workflows

Networking basics

Automation & IaC

US Eastern hours

AI-powered automation

Tools

Docker / Podman

Kubernetes

GitLab / GitHub

Wireshark / tcpdump

DataDog

AWS

AWS CLI

Job description

We’re building the next generation of capital markets technology. Global capital markets are an ocean of fast-moving, interrelated, and complex data. We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic problem-solvers with expertise in capital markets data to join us as we continue providing technological innovation and support to the world’s leading global capital markets companies.

Current strategic pursuits The Senior Linux DevOps Engineer - PCAP will be responsible for high-performance data capture systems. We have the mission of "Capturing, Storing and Transforming" the world's capital markets data. In this critical role, you'll be an integral member of a team managing the data pipeline that flows between each of those stages. The role has a large operational component while also requiring someone to envision future growth in both utilization and technology selection for the components of work. In addition, this role will help drive the adoption of intelligent automation across the platform, identifying opportunities to streamline operations through infrastructure automation and AI-powered development that improve operational efficiency, observability, and support processes.

Work qualifications

• 5 to 7+ years of professional experience with Linux, preferably RHEL or RHEL derived distributions (CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)
• 5+ years of experience with Python scripting
• An expert at using Ansible to develop and maintain playbooks and roles to automate server provisioning and configuration management
• Proficiency withLinux and an understandingof Linux server architecture and operation including performance and latency tuning
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications using Docker, Podman or other containerization technology in production environments
• Should beverycomfortable with data copying, scheduling tasks and Linux daemons
• Extensive experience with application deployments and OS updates, including risk assessment and mitigation strategies for potential failures
• Experience with Git-based version control systems, such as GitLab and/or GitHub and managing pipeline in these products
• Basic networking knowledge and ability to interpret Wireshark/tcpdump capture output
• Excited for the opportunity to design and implement automation solutions and operational tooling, leveraging AI-assisted development to improve system reliability, efficiency, and team productivity.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and best practices, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipeline management, observability, testing automation, version control, and the ability to champion and evangelize DevOps culture across engineering teams.
• Must be willing to work US Eastern hours for the first 6 months during initial training
• Must be willing to work on some weekends when needed for deployments
• Nice to haves, but not required Knowledge of global financial market data
• Experience working with multicast-based market data distribution
• Experience with DataDog for infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and observability
• Experience with AWS, S3, AWS CLI tools

Career Stage: Senior Associate London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

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