Lead Platform Engineer

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

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Role Description:

• In this role, you'll be joining our Azure Engineering team within Cloud Productivity & Engineering (CPE) as a Lead Platform Engineering – Identity, Manager. 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.
• Focussed on the Identity capabilities within the Azure cloud, you will take a focussed approach to the way identity is managed in a complex multi-Entra environment.
• 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 identity, networking, virtualization, security, business continuity, disaster recovery and governance.

• 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 Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Prior experience in roles such as Azure administration, development, or Azure-focused DevOps.
• Proficiency in all aspects of Microsft Entra administration, from PAM to PIM.
• Previous experience leading and mentoring Cloud teams/Communities of Practice.
• Proven leadership skills, and capable of building and managing technical teams/communities of practice.
• Familiarity 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, 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.
• Proficiency using the Microsoft Graph API and the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL)
• Proactive incident management with Azure-based troubleshooting.
• Sound understanding of financial markets.

Education and Professional Skills

• Relevant Professional qualifications.
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related STEM degree.

Key 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. 

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career

We maximise each employee's potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days' holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Dental Coverage
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year's continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks' paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company's policy and guidelines

Career Stage:

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

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.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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