Senior DevOps Engineer (Cloud Platform & Site Reliability)

Senior DevOps Engineer (Cloud Platform & Site Reliability)

Full-Time 60000 - 80000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
London Stock Exchange

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Design, build, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and GitLab CI.
  • Company: Join a team focused on global Risk Intelligence products in the financial services sector.
  • Benefits: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools like AWS, Kubernetes, and Istio.
  • Other info: Desirable skills include development experience in Java, C++, or C#.
  • Why this job: Drive innovation and contribute to the evolution of our cloud-native infrastructure.
  • Qualifications: 4+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles with AWS and Kubernetes expertise.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.

Requirements

  • Career Stage: Senior Associate
  • 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
  • 4+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles
  • Proven experience building and operating cloud-native platforms
  • Strong communication, problem solving and collaboration skills
  • (Desirable) Development experience in a major language (Java, C++, C# etc.)
  • (Desirable) AWS certifications and financial services background

What the job involves

Are you passionate about building scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that power global Risk Intelligence products? We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help drive innovation, implement modern DevOps practices, and contribute to the evolution of our cloud-native infrastructure.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and automation that powers our platforms:

  • Automate full-stack infrastructure using Terraform and GitLab
  • Build and maintain 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
  • Continuously improve systems through automation, performance tuning, and process optimisation
  • Contribute to our DevOps culture, sharing knowledge and best practices across the team

Senior DevOps Engineer (Cloud Platform & Site Reliability) employer: London Stock Exchange

This role is based in a dynamic environment focused on building scalable platforms for Risk Intelligence. Employees benefit from working with advanced technologies and have opportunities for professional growth. The team values collaboration and knowledge sharing.

London Stock Exchange

Contact Details:

London Stock Exchange Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior DevOps Engineer (Cloud Platform & Site Reliability)

AWS Expertise
Kubernetes (EKS)
Terraform
GitLab CI
Bash
Python
Istio