DevOps Engineer

Company Overview

FTSE Russell, part of the London Stock Exchange Group, is an essential index partner for a changing world, providing category defining indices across asset classes and investment objectives to create new possibilities for the global investment community. FTSE Russell’s expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally.

Job Summary

Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier, faster, and more fulfilling ? We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class DevOps organization that's the envy of the industry.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing company in an innovative and dynamic industry !

We are looking for a strong, hands-on DevOps Engineer to build and maintain a brand-new cloud-based Index platform. You will use your deep experience of DevOps CI/CD practices to design, implement and optimize a best-in-class AWS micro services architecture. You will build and manage secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud environments, drive observability and resilience through chaos and disaster recovery testing, and implement FinOps strategies to optimize cloud spending. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring operational excellence and business continuity in a dynamic cloud-native environment.

An ideal candidate for this role would be someone having a strong background in DevOps practices and tools, with a focus on GitLab, Terraform, AWS cloud, Kubernetes/EKS, Observability. You will play a crucial role in our technology team, contributing to the development, deployment, and maintenance of our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform as IaC.
• Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures.
• Collaborate with software developers across multiple geographies and cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather requirements, and deliver systems and software within agreed upon timelines.
• Manage and optimize container orchestration environments with Amazon EKS
• Implement cloud security practices, including IAM management, encryption, vulnerability assessments, and compliance monitoring.
• Develop and maintain observability frameworks using Datadog, Prometheus, or equivalent monitoring and logging tools.
• Lead chaos engineering practices to proactively identify and mitigate potential system failures.
• Plan and implement disaster recovery testing to ensure business continuity and rapid failover.
• Implement Cloud FinOps practices to monitor and optimize cloud spend.
• Solve issues and lead root cause analysis with clear documentation and resolution plans.
• Monitor and improve system health and performance to minimize downtime and increase end-user satisfaction.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of continuous improvement and cloud operational excellence.
• Stay updated on industry standard methodologies and emerging technologies in DevOps and Cloud.
  
  

Must Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, EKS, ECS
• Expertise in provisioning of Infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.
• Proven experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitLab / Jenkins (Preferably GitLab) for Java and Python based applications
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Ansible or similar language. (Bash and Python preferred)
• Solid knowledge of container orchestration platforms like Docker / Kubernetes in general and specifically Amazon EKS and ECS.
• Knowledge of Cloud security principles including IAM policies, encryption, vulnerability scanning, and compliance audits.
• Proficient in Networking aspects of AWS focused on building a robust, secure and efficient cloud network architecture
• Proficient in observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalents.
• Experience in Planning, Execution, and Automation of Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and failover procedures
• Understanding and application of Cloud FinOps principles for cost management and optimization through monitoring, budgeting, and employing strategic FinOps practices
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and infrastructure testing tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Agile Principles
  
  

Nice To Have Skills

• AWS Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent.
• Practical experience with chaos engineering methodologies and tools.
• Experience in the Financial Services Domain
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Experience working in areas of Equity or Fixed Income and a working knowledge of Benchmarks and Indices.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience with strong expertise in AWS.
  
  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.