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# Lead DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** London Construction Jobs
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, Service Discovery, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Istio, System Availability, Grafana, Gitlab, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Terraform
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/lead-devops-engineer/london-stock-exchange-job107848538

## About the Role

Are you passionate about building scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that power global Risk Intelligence products?, * Demonstrable AWS and Kubernetes (EKS) expertise

 * Hands-on experience with Terraform, GitLab CI and Bash/Python
 * Orchestration and monitoring tools - Istio, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK
 * 6+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles experience in a lead role
 * Proven experience building and operating cloud-native platforms
 * Strong communication, problem solving and collaboration skills

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

 * Development experience in a major language (Java, C++, C# etc.)
 * AWS certifications and financial services background

## Description

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you'll be a hands-on technical leader, guiding the design and implementation of modern DevOps and platform engineering practices:

 * Automate full-stack infrastructure using Terraform and GitLab
 * Lead the design of CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI to enable fast, secure, and reliable software delivery
 * Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads using Amazon EKS and Istio Service Mesh for service discovery, traffic management, and observability
 * Implement monitoring and alerting to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with development and business goals
 * Mentor and guide DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, automation, security and operational excellence
 * Evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance platform capabilities and developer experience


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