Lead Engineer, Cloud Site Reliability Engineering | St Louis, MO, USA

London Stock Exchange Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in financial markets is seeking a Lead Cloud SRE Engineer to drive the evolution of their Cloud Site Reliability Engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the availability, performance, and scalability of a high-impact platform. Your expertise in automation, CI/CD, and Cloud technologies will be vital as you lead efforts to enhance operational efficiency. Join a diverse and inclusive organization that values integrity and excellence, and make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Cloud services in a forward-thinking company.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Wellness Programs

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Site Reliability Engineering with a focus on Cloud.
• Leadership skills with mentoring experience in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize hybrid Cloud Platforms focusing on automation and reliability.
• Mentor team members and collaborate with engineering for improved reliability.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

Cloud Platform Landing Zones

Leadership

Cloud Certifications

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Automation

Problem-Solving

Communication

Agile Methodologies

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Equivalent Professional Experience

Tools

Terraform

Gitlab

Datadog

Job description

Lead Engineer, Cloud Site Reliability Engineering

London Stock Exchange Group St Louis, United States

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a world-leading financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering services across Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade.

Backed by three hundred years of experience, innovative technologies, and a team of over 23,000 people in 70 countries, our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

We are evolving our Cloud Site Reliability Engineering team to move beyond support and operations. As a Lead Cloud SRE Engineer, you will be part of a diverse and inclusive organization that has full ownership of the availability, performance, and scalability of one of the most impactful platforms at LSEG.

Role Profile:

In this role, you will join our Cloud SRE team within Cloud & Productivity Engineering as a Lead Cloud SRE Engineer. This team applies software engineering practices to IT operations to maintain and improve the availability, scalability, and reliability of our Cloud platform hosting LSEG applications.

We focus on automation, self-healing capabilities, and performance optimization, working with architects, developers, and engineers to ensure efficient enterprise-scale Cloud Landing Zone platforms and products. You will be involved in automation, scalability, capacity planning, reliability, business continuity, disaster recovery, and governance.

Required Skills:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Site Reliability Engineering, focusing on Cloud Platform Landing Zones and services.
• Leadership skills with mentoring experience.
• Relevant Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Azure Administrator AZ-104).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Gitlab).
• 5+ years experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in Agile environments.
• Knowledge of observability tools (Datadog, cloud-native tooling).
• Strong problem-solving, root cause analysis, incident management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience deploying AWS Landing Zones per AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Knowledge of Azure Landing Zones and Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Programming skills in Python, Java, Go, etc.
• Understanding of financial markets and institutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and optimize hybrid Cloud Platforms and Services focusing on automation, reliability, and performance.
• Mentor team members and ensure high standards and project success.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to improve reliability.
• Develop automation tools to reduce manual work.
• Guide teams on best practices for Cloud products and services.
• Adhere to DevSecOps and industry standards for release strategies.
• Seek automation opportunities and innovative solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Maintain documentation of landing zone components and processes.
• Promote a culture of customer service and continuous improvement.
• Follow ITSM processes for incident, request, change, and problem management.

Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change underpin our culture. We value diversity and inclusion, offering a range of benefits and supporting a sustainable, innovative work environment. We are committed to equal opportunity employment and respecting all legal protections.