Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Engineering

Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Engineering

LSEG City Of London, England, United Kingdom

The Group Director, Automated Build & Deployment Systems, will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, architecting, and delivering a fully automated, scalable build and deployment mechanism to modernize application installations across a large enterprise server estate (50,000+ servers). This role requires deep technical expertise, hands‑on engineering capability, and strong leadership influence without direct people management.

• Define the target‑state architecture for an automated build and deployment system supporting large‑scale OS and application modernization.
• Develop a multi‑year technical roadmap that aligns with enterprise modernization initiatives, operational resiliency, and cost‑reduction goals.
• Evaluate and introduce modern automation tooling, frameworks, and patterns.
• Set enterprise‑wide standards for build, deploy, test, and release automation.
• Lead the design and development of automated build pipelines, deployment mechanisms, and OS/application provisioning systems.
• Build repeatable, testable automation workflows that reduce manual operational effort across tens of thousands of servers.
• Develop reusable libraries and frameworks for automation teams.
• Implement CI/CD patterns tailored for system software and OS‑level components.
• Write high‑quality, secure, and maintainable code.
• Ensure automation solutions support reliability, scale, auditability, and security requirements.
• Implement telemetry, monitoring, and KPIs for automation health and performance.
• Partner with operations teams to transition solutions into production.
• Drive incident reduction and improved fleet consistency.
• Act as the senior technical authority and thought leader.
• Influence senior technology leaders, architects, and platform owners.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk teams.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote automation best practices.

• 10+ years engineering experience with deep expertise in software development and SDLC.
• Proven experience building automation systems for OS‑level deployments or large‑scale infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or Power Shell.
• Expertise with CI/CD platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of IaC and configuration management tools.
• Strong understanding of OS lifecycle management.
• Experience with large distributed environments.
• Knowledge of security requirements for system deployments.
• Containerization experience is a plus.
• Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor with enterprise‑wide influence.
• Proven cross‑functional leadership.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strategic thinker able to execute hands‑on technical work.
• Highly autonomous and proactive.
• Passion for automation and modern engineering practices.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.

• Reduced manual effort and costs.
• Improved deployment consistency, reliability, and security.
• Accelerated modernization for 50,000+ servers.
• Scalable, sustainable engineering practices across the organization.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

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