DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer, Benchmark & Index Management

Key Functions:

As a DevOps Engineer in Benchmark & Index Management the individual will be responsible for supporting the development and deployment pipelines for software delivery of index systems required for strategic business growth. The candidate will be required to provide technical expertise, ownership and responsibility of the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contributes and leads development of CI/CD pipelines in cooperation with Central DevOps to update existing and support new features
• Identifies, prioritises, and performs tasks in the software development lifecycle
• Assist multiple delivery teams by integrating source code and automation frameworks into release, integration and deployment pipelines
• Advocate for and implement engineering guidelines for excellence, including automation, code reviews, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and performance tuning
• Maintains environments, ensuring correct tagging, rightsizing, utilisation and documentation
• Documents platform and application deployment, recovery and support requirements
• Reviewing and recording cloud health and performance metrics, publishing to development leads on a regular basis
• Collaborates closely with business and engineering partners to deliver products, services, improvements and solutions to meet customer needs and align with goals of the business and engineering lines
• Communicates with clarity, precision, and influence, presenting complex information in a clear and concise format that is appropriate for the audience
• Drive a culture of engineering excellence through mentorship, peer reviews, and promoting standard methodologies in software design and development
• Continuously optimize systems for performance, scalability, and security in a fast-paced, production environment
• Support modernisation of infrastructure and architecture of platforms
  
  

Experience & Skills:

• Over 5+ years proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, maintaining delivery pipelines, environments and supporting delivery teams
• Thorough knowledge of application architectures, including cloud architectures and AWS native services - AWS EC2, EKS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, AWS Glue etc
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools & pipeline automation – Jenkins, GitLab preferred
• Proficiency with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Good experience with application and infrastructure monitoring and support tools – Geneos, DataDog, Dome9
• Prior experience with source control systems and git flow processes – BitBucket, GitLab
• Strong experience with SQL Server and database management
• Experience with .NET Framework and Core application and IIS deployments and management
• Prior experience with client-side Single Page Application frameworks for UI development (e.g. Angular)
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable code and systems
• Extensive experience in software engineering principles, CI/CD tools and automation processes
• Strong analytical skills and a problem-solving mentality
• Some experience of Business and Technical Analysis, Quality Assurance, Delivery Management, and/or Emerging Technology and Governance
• Experience working in an agile environment with a focus on collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement
• Experience with Financial Markets in Equities and / or Fixed Income
  
  

Key Attributes:

• Articulate, energetic person able to work alone or as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail but an ability to think laterally to solve business problems
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical collaborators
• A passion for continuous learning and improving software engineering practices
• Ability to learn quickly, work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow junior engineers
• Creative, results driven, self-motivated and solutions oriented
• Demonstrates a can-do attitude, exhibits self-confidence
  
  

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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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