Lead Devops Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer

As the Lead DevOps Engineer within FTSE Russell, you will be responsible for overseeing the deployment, automation, and maintenance of our development and production environments and supporting the delivery of multiple engineering and automation initiatives that address key Index Operational Risk concerns. You will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our infrastructure. Your role will involve acting as an SME for a team of DevOps engineers, implementing best practices, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Act as a key subject matter expert within the DevOps team, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Act as a thought leader and SME on the migration to GitLab.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible to automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure resources.
• Oversee the management and optimization of cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Automate system administration tasks using Python and Bash scripting to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience as a DevOps SME or similar role, with a strong track record of innovation and delivering against strategic roadmaps.
• System administration skills on Windows and Red Hat Linux
• Expert in Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Python, Groovy and Bash/Powershell.
• Experience with Datadog alongside Gitlab with strong migration experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

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 values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. 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. 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.