Lead DevOps Engineer
LSEG is hiring a Lead DevOps Engineer in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Level rates it ; you can apply on LSEG.
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- The posting mentions CI/CD, Kubernetes and Terraform among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a lead role.
- LSEG has 669 other open roles on Level.
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Lead DevOps engineer responsible for designing, automating, and operating resilient cloud platforms and application delivery pipelines.
ABOUT US:
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.
LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.
ROLE PROFILE:
As a Senior Associate, Lead DevOps Engineer in Markets Engineering, you will play a hands-on technical leadership role in designing, automating and operating resilient cloud, platform and application delivery capabilities. You will work across engineering, infrastructure, architecture and service teams to improve delivery automation, observability, operational readiness and production stability for business-critical services. The role suits an engineer who combines strong DevOps expertise with a collaborative, ownership-led attitude and a focus on secure, scalable and reliable outcomes.
ROLE SUMMARY:
- Lead the design, automation and continuous improvement of DevOps capabilities that support Markets platforms and services.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance across CI/CD, infrastructure as code, cloud operations, observability, release automation and operational resilience.
- Partner with development, infrastructure, architecture, security and service teams to reduce risk, improve speed to market and support reliable production outcomes.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Take ownership of operational issues, drive effective partner concern and resolution, and identify improvements that reduce incidents, technical debt and manual intervention.
- Design, build and maintain automation to provision, configure and operate infrastructure and application services across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines that support secure, repeatable and efficient delivery from code commit through to production deployment.
- Create reusable patterns, modules, scripts and templates that improve consistency across software delivery, infrastructure lifecycle and operational processes.
- Integrate applications and platforms with monitoring, alerting, scheduling, backup, logging and service management capabilities to strengthen production readiness.
- Support project and product teams from requirements through implementation, providing impact assessment, estimates, technical advice and risk insight.
- Contribute to standards, documentation, training and mentoring so that engineering teams can adopt DevOps practices consistently and confidently.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Strong hands-on experience in DevOps engineering, cloud platforms and infrastructure automation, ideally in a large-scale enterprise or financial services environment.
- Practical knowledge of AWS or other major cloud providers, infrastructure as code, CI/CD tooling, source control and deployment automation.
- Experience with tools and technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, Artifactory, Datadog, scripting languages, observability platforms and service management processes.
- Ability to analyse complex technical problems, assess operational risk, design resilient solutions and communicate clearly to technical and non-technical partners.
- A collaborative leadership style with the ability to mentor peers, influence engineering decisions and promote a “you build it, you run it” approach.
- Desirable experience includes financial markets, low-latency or highly regulated environments, security controls, secrets management and production support ownership.
WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN:
- A high-impact engineering role supporting resilient, secure and scalable technology across Markets.
- The opportunity to shape DevOps standards, automation patterns and operational practices used by multiple engineering teams.
- A collaborative engineering environment where you can work hands-on, share expertise, mentor others and contribute to the continued transformation of LSEG Engineering.
We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take hybrid approach to workplace. This role is Malabe, Blended.
LSEG Purpose and Values
Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Underpinning our purpose, our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change set the standard for everything we do, every day. They guide the way we interact with each other, the partners we work with and our customers. Delivering on our purpose and living up to our values is a responsibility that we all share.
To achieve our ambitions through a strong culture, People Leaders need to role model our Values and create the culture for everyone at LSEG to be at their best.
Career Stage:
Senior AssociateLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.
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.
You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.
If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.
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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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