TL;DR

Principal/Senior Lead DevOps Engineer (Cloud Platform): Setting the vision and strategy for building scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms that power global %hirify_global% Risk Intelligence products with an accent on release architecture, technology direction, and transformational initiatives. Focus on designing and implementing enterprise-grade automation frameworks, leading Kubernetes platform strategy, and championing Site Reliability Engineering principles.

Location: Onsite in Nottingham or London, United Kingdom

Company

%hirify_global% (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business headquartered in the United Kingdom.

What you will do

Own the release and deployment architecture and roadmap for cloud-native infrastructure.
Design and implement enterprise-grade automation frameworks using Terraform, CloudFormation, and GitLab.
Set standards for CI/CD pipelines and drive best practices for secure and rapid delivery.
Lead Kubernetes platform strategy (Amazon EKS, Istio Service Mesh) for multi-region deployments.
Champion Site Reliability Engineering principles, defining observability, reliability, and incident response strategies.
Mentor senior engineers and collaborate with leadership to align infrastructure strategy.

Requirements

8+ years in DevOps or platform engineering, with 3+ years in senior leadership or principal-level roles.
Proven experience architecting and operating cloud-native platforms at enterprise scale.
Ability to influence technology strategy and drive adoption across multiple teams.
Deep technical expertise in AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS), GitLab CI, Python, and SRE principles.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Culture & Benefits

Dynamic organization with 25,000 people across 65 countries, valuing individuality and diversity.
Culture of connecting, creating opportunity, and delivering excellence.
Encourages personal growth and provides avenues to broaden and deepen skills and expertise.
Commitment to sustainability and partnership with customers.
Offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.