DevOps Engineer

Lloyd's
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Big Data
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Continuous Integration
ETL
Data Warehousing
Software Debugging
Linux
DevOps
Monitoring of Systems
Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP)
Web Servers
Linux System Administration
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SQL Databases
Data Streaming
Wintel
Network Routing
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Computer Network Technologies
.NET Core
Break Fix
AWS Lambda
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Patch Management
Functional Programming
REST
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Terraform
New Relic (SaaS)
Docker
Jenkins
Microservices

Job description

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer , this role combines the management application systems, deployment processes to ensure accurate and efficient releases of new features and the maintenance of uptime, performance, and reliability.

The successful candidate will join a team of engineers responsible for maintaining current and future technical platforms - conduct fault diagnosis and remediation activities as well as ensure and maintain the security of platforms across the Lloyd's List Intelligence technical estate.

This is a full-time permanent role reporting to the DevOps Engineering Lead., * Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform and IaC best practices.

  • Lead modernisation of ETL and real-time streaming pipelines (Kinesis, SNS, SQS, Lambda).
  • Own CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and continuous improvement.
  • Embed security across all infrastructure layers, including patch management and compliance.
  • Automate operational tasks and improve observability and monitoring practices.
  • Maintain clear technical documentation and SOPs for all operational processes.
  • Collaborate with Product, Software, and Data teams within an Agile squad.
  • Present technical designs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in software, network, or cybersecurity (or demonstrable equal experience)

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in a DevOps Engineer role, including production AWS environments.

  • Proven AWS experience, ideally supported by relevant certification.

  • Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.

  • Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch and improving deployment processes.

  • Hands-on troubleshooting and debugging experience across: SQL, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, C# (.NET Core), S3, FTP, AWS Lambda, and HTTP/REST APIs (including legacy standards such as SOAP).

  • Solid operating system administration skills across both Windows (Wintel) and Linux environments.

  • Strong Linux fundamentals and networking knowledge, including web servers, firewalls, and network routing.

  • Familiarity with automation tooling (e.g. Jenkins) and runtime monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic).

  • Familiarity with analytical and data warehousing technologies including Redshift, OpenSearch, Athena, and SQL.

  • Familiarity with microservices architectural design patterns leveraging relational and big data technologies.

  • A disciplined, self-starter attitude with a drive to continuously improve systems and processes.

  • Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Desirable

  • Experience provisioning technical assets such as EC2 instances, Docker, and associated containerisation or virtualisation technologies.
  • Full familiarity with Agile development processes and working within cross-functional product squads.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve systems across cost, performance, deployment speed, and reliability.

About the company

Lloyds List Intelligence are the trusted experts delivering transparent and actionable maritime data empowering 60,000 professionals around the globe to make confident decisions that drive the safe, efficient, and lawful movement of trade by sea. Our advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and industry expertise transform our unparalleled data into unique insight delivered through data and analytics services, news and commentary, and publications. We have teams working across the globe in data and analytics, product management, editorial and market analysis, technology, marketing, sales, and customer success.

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