Lead DevOps Engineer

Project Description:The project is a strategic initiative to deliver a new FX Swaps clearing capability, enabling atomic processing of swap packages within a highly regulated, low-latency clearing environment.The platform operates under strict resilience, latency (≤10 seconds SLA), and regulatory (EMIR) constraints. The DevOps function will play a critical role in ensuring high availability, automation, continuous delivery, and operational resilience, while supporting a transition towards cloud-enabled infrastructure.This is a mission-critical system requiring Cat 5 resilience, robust CI/CD pipelines, strong monitoring, and disaster recovery capabilities.The solution will initially be deployed on-prem, with future migration to AWS (multi-AZ, multi-region).Responsibilities:Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and related toolsAutomate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools such as AnsibleExtend and replicate existing CI/CD pipelines for new services and repositories rather than building from scratchManage and optimise deployment processes across on-prem Red Hat VM environments and evolving cloud platformsImplement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure system health and SLA adherenceSupport high-availability and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring compliance with LSEG resilience standardsCollaborate with development and QA teams to enable continuous testing, integration, and deliveryEnsure secure, compliant deployments, including cyber security and regulatory requirementsSupport performance, capacity, and non-functional testing environmentsDrive infrastructure and platform automation, including: secrets management, artifact/package repositories, environment standardisationSupport integration environments involving MQ-based messaging (XML-based APIs)Participate in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospectives, stand-ups) as part of a Scrum teamProvide production support, release coordination, and go-live support (including weekend/night coverage)Participate in hypercare support (up to 3 days post go-live with on-call escalation model)Contribute to platform readiness for cloud migration and hybrid architecture modelsExpected to operate in an environment where AI-assisted development is the normMandatory Skills Description:Strong experience in DevOps engineering (10+ years preferred)Proven expertise with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)Hands-on experience with configuration management / IaC tools (Ansible or equivalent)Hands-on experience in using AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) for engineering tasks, pipeline automation enhancements, quality and compliance checksExperience managing Linux/Red Hat-based environmentsSolid understanding of deployment automation, release management, and rollback strategiesExperience with monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworksKnowledge of high-availability, disaster recovery, and resilience engineeringFamiliarity with database environments (Oracle) and integration pipelinesExperience working in Agile/Scrum environments within regulated SDLC frameworksStrong understanding of security best practices and compliance in financial systemsStrong experience in DevOps automation beyond CI/CD, including: infrastructure automation, secrets management, environment provisioningNice-to-Have Skills Description:Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud migration strategiesExperience in low-latency, high-throughput systemsFamiliarity with financial services / clearing / trading platformsExperience implementing observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, ELK, Datadog)Knowledge of Java/Spring Boot application deployment and tuningExperience with caching technologies (HazelCast)Understanding of risk and regulatory requirements (EMIR, systemic systems)Experience working with messaging systems (MQ), distributed backend systems.