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# Lead DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** LSEG
- **Location:** Nottingham, 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), Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Service Discovery, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Istio, System Availability, Grafana, Gitlab, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Terraform
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815090465-lead-devops-engineer

## About the Role

* 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 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

Role Summary

Lead DevOps Engineer - Cloud Platform & Site Reliability

Location: Nottingham or London, UK

Team: LSEG Risk Intelligence Engineering

What You'll Be Doing

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

What You'll Bring

 * 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 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

Career Stage

Senior Associate

Legal & Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.


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