Devops Lead

DevOps Lead

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

About Liquidnet

Liquidnet is a next-generation agency execution specialist. Powered by technology that helps drive institutional alpha, our trading and liquidity network intelligently and securely connects the world's investors with the world's investments.

Established in 1999 on the belief that there was a better way to trade, Liquidnet's journey began with a vision to create a platform that goes beyond traditional transactional models.

We wanted to build a community where traders could connect, collaborate, and execute trades with confidence. Over the years, we've grown from a vision into a thriving ecosystem that empowers the buy side in ways never before imagined.

We are committed to making trading more efficient, intelligent, and accessible. Our purpose guides every decision we make, from the tools we develop to the relationships we nurture with our Members.

Role Overview

The DevOps Lead will oversee a multi-disciplinary DevOps team, reporting to Head of Fixed Income Technology and collaborating closely with Architects and Principal Engineers. This role combines strategic infrastructure design with hands-on DevOps leadership, ensuring delivery pipelines align with business goals and evolve toward target architecture. The role fosters innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across environments.

Role Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Architecture

• Design and implement scalable, secure infrastructure using best practices.
• Architect AWS environments aligned with cloud governance and cost optimization.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies for infrastructure evolution.

DevOps & Automation

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and GitLab.
• Create reusable DevOps artefacts that set standards for the team.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Enhance monitoring and alerting systems for proactive incident management.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Collaborate with Group IT Architecture and DevOps teams to align strategies.
• Use delivery metrics to inform roadmap planning and milestone estimation.
• Facilitate planning and prioritization using preferred tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

Governance & SDLC

• Ensure adherence to a well-defined SDLC that supports agile delivery.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with strategic initiatives.

Operational

• Release management and coordination
• Environment management
• This requires some abnormal working hours typically late evenings and weekends

Experience / Competences

Essential

• Deep expertise in AWS services and deployment trade-offs.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows administration.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Istio (desired).
• CI/CD tooling: TeamCity, GitLab Pipelines.
• Artifact management: Nexus, Artifactory.
• IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Configuration management: Ansible.
• GitFlow, SonarQube, automated testing.
• AWS cost optimisation

• Proven leadership within software delivery teams.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers.
• Ability to influence and simplify complex problems.
• Strong planning, estimation, and prioritization skills.

• Excellent communication (written & verbal).
• Time management, adaptability, and resilience.
• Goal-oriented, collaborative, and automation-aware.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• University degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Relevant DevOps certifications (AWS, Kubernetes, etc.).
• ISTQB Foundation (desired for testing awareness).

Job Band & Level

• Manager / 7

Location

LNET Cyprus