Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Greater London

## Senior Dev Ops Engineer Apply:
UK-London:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 30, 2026 (12 days left to apply):
R004531

Senior Dev Ops Engineer
** Shift Pattern:
** Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom)
** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 40
* * Corporate Grade:
** D - Assistant Vice President
** Reporting Line:**(UK Division) Information Technology
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* Location:

** UK-London
** Worker Type:
** Permanent This role is a critical part of the Development Tooling team, responsible for creating and maintaining the internal tools and systems that developers use to build, test, and deploy software more efficiently. The main goal is to improve developer productivity and experience by streamlining workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and ensuring that development environments are fast, reliable, and easy to use.

Act as a bridge between development and infrastructure teams, helping standardise processes, enforce best practices, and optimise performance across the software development lifecycle. An Engineer supporting the strategic roadmap of modernising the toolset at the LME.  This is a high-impact role for a candidate who is passionate about engineering excellence, working directly with development and operations teams to create solutions and enabling tangible value through technology.

This role is an end-to-end engineering role which includes solution design, implementation, deployment, and support in a regulated corporate (Prod) environment.  
** Responsibilities:*
* * Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters across on-prem environments.
* Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation tools for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and deployment.
* Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Ansible, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Git Lab CI, and ArgoCD.
* Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools.
* Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack.
* Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth application delivery and operations.
* Ensure security, compliance, and best practices are followed in infrastructure and deployment processes.
* Lead incident analysis and root cause investigations for data-related issues, implementing improvements to enhance system stability and performance.
* Act as a liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication of project status, risks, and requirements.
* Ensure all technical documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
* Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.
** Academic and Professional Qualifications

Required:

**
* Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related field.
* Advantageous:
Certifications or substantial hands-on experience with modern Development pipeline tools
* Desirable:
Familiarity with financial services regulatory frameworks and best practices for data governance  
** Required Knowledge and Level of

Experience:

**
* Experience:

Minimum 8 years expertise in software development workflows, infrastructure automation, and developer experience.
* Programming Skills : proficient in scripting like Python bash and Power Shell  
** Skills set and Core Competencies Required for Role:
*** Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (self-managed).
* Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation.
* Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
* Experience with Terraform, Helm, or other IaC tools.
* Experienced with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
* Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration.
* Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.  
** Personal Qualities:
*** Proactivity:
Demonstrates a passion for continuous learning, improvement, and staying current with industry trends.
* Independent and dependable:
Work well under pressure and within cross-functional teams

* Collaboration:

Works effectively across departments and disciplines, building strong relationships with both technology and business colleagues.
* Outcome-Driven:
Motivated by delivering real-world outcomes, improving enterprise value, and supporting business strategy.
* Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking:
Proactively identify inefficiencies and propose effective, scalable solutions.