Cloud Platform Tech Lead – DevOps & Automation

London Stock Exchange Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial markets infrastructure provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal/Senior Lead DevOps Engineer to define and implement cloud-native infrastructure strategies. This role requires 8+ years in DevOps with proven expertise in cloud platforms, automation frameworks, and stakeholder management. Candidates must have a Bachelor's or Master's in a relevant field. Join a collaborative culture promoting diversity, innovation, and personal growth.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps or platform engineering, with 3+ years in senior leadership.
• Proven experience architecting and operating cloud-native platforms at enterprise scale.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define release architecture for a cloud-native infrastructure.
• Design and implement automation frameworks using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Lead Kubernetes platform strategy for service-oriented architectures.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Container orchestration (Kubernetes, Istio)

CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitbucket)

Scripting & automation (Bash, Python)

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

A leading global financial markets infrastructure provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal/Senior Lead DevOps Engineer to define and implement cloud-native infrastructure strategies. This role requires 8+ years in DevOps with proven expertise in cloud platforms, automation frameworks, and stakeholder management. Candidates must have a Bachelor's or Master's in a relevant field. Join a collaborative culture promoting diversity, innovation, and personal growth.