Job Description

Lead Platform Engineer, Mgr - Cloud Productivity & Engineering (CPE)Company ProfileLSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a world-leading financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering services across Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade.Backed by three hundred years of experience, innovative technologies, and a team of over 23,000 people in 70 countries, our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.Role Profile

• In this role, you\'ll be joining our Azure Engineering team within Cloud Productivity & Engineering (CPE) as a Lead Platform Engineer, Mgr. This team focuses on building, developing, and supporting our Azure cloud platform to accelerate the time-to-market of innovative finance products. In collaboration with Microsoft, we aim to transform how LSEG leverages the cloud platform.
• Engage in designing, developing, and building complex cloud services and capabilities.
• Work alongside architects, developers, and other engineers to ensure efficient Azure Enterprise Scale Landing Zone platforms.
• Active involvement in decision making areas such as networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery and governance.

Tech Profile/Essential Skills

• 5 plus years experience in designing, developing, and implementing cloud and hybrid Azure Platform solutions.
• Can demonstrate deep knowledge in setting up Azure Enterprise Scale Landing Zones and hands on experience with Microsofts Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Prior experience in roles such as Azure administration, development, or Azure-focused DevOps.
• Previous experience leading and/or mentoring Cloud teams/Communities of Practice/individuals.
• Expert knowledge with Azure cloud native components.
• 5 years demonstrable experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in agile methodologies and CI/CD principles and practices.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Azure DevOps, Jira and Gitlab.
• Adept at collaborating in diverse teams, with excellent communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 8 years hands on experience with Windows/Linux Servers.
• Proactive incident management with Azure-based troubleshooting.
• Sound understanding of financial markets.

Education and Professional Skills

• Relevant Professional qualifications. Such as -

• Azure Administrator Associate
• Azure Solution Architect Expert
• Azure Developer Associate.
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related STEM degree.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Lead and guide platform engineers, encouraging best practices in Azure administration, development, and DevOps processes.
• Engineer and optimize hybrid Azure Platform solutions, focusing on but not limited to compute, network, storage, monitoring, security and automation.
• Collaborate with Azure Platform engineers, architects, and other stakeholders in the implementation of an Azure Enterprise Scale Landing Zone platform.
• Provide expertise in IT operations areas, such as networking, virtualization, identity, security, and governance, ensuring these areas align with the overall Azure Platform strategy.
• Participate in Project related activities to meet operational needs.
• To ensure knowledge articles of all supported systems are continually updated.
• To provide a high level of customer service, whilst working under pressure.
• To follow and adhere to established Incident Management, Change Management and Problem Management procedures.

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 anyones 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 carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what its used for, and how its obtained, .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.

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