Lead DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes & Platform Automation

About the role

We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to design, build, secure and operate scalable cloud‑native platforms and delivery pipelines for our Financial Markets technology landscape. You will drive best‑practice implementation across Kubernetes orchestration, release strategies, observability and production support.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design, setup and lifecycle management of Kubernetes‑based platforms for new and existing projects.
• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, repeatable software delivery at scale.
• Automate build, deployment, configuration and environment provisioning using modern DevOps tooling.
• Develop infrastructure‑as‑code solutions for cloud and on‑premise platforms, ensuring consistency and reusability.
• Champion engineering best practices for automation, observability, reliability, security and maintainability.
• Partner with developers, SRE, QA, product managers and security to align delivery and platform strategy.

Required profile

• 5‑10 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, release engineering, SRE or infrastructure automation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (workloads, networking, storage, security, troubleshooting).
• Proven ability to set up new application projects and define platform onboarding best practices.
• Experience with banking or financial services environments is advantageous.

Required skills

• Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift
• CI/CD platforms, Git‑based workflows
• Infrastructure‑as‑code tools: Terraform, Ansible, Helm
• Scripting/automation: Shell, Python, PowerShell, Groovy
• Monitoring and observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, AppDynamics
• Linux systems, cloud platforms, networking fundamentals, security controls

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits aligned with the Fair Pay Charter.
• Retirement savings, medical and life insurance, flexible voluntary benefits.
• Generous time‑off including annual leave, parental leave, sabbatical and volunteering days.
• Flexible working options (remote and office).
• Wellbeing support via digital platforms, Employee Assistance Programme and mental health resources.
• Continuous learning culture with access to reskilling, upskilling and digital learning resources.