Lead Cloud Engineer (Post Trade)

About the role

The Senior Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead owns the design, delivery and operational excellence of enterprise cloud platforms and migration initiatives within LSEG Post Trade. The role advances the cloud strategy with a strong focus on AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), automation and cloud-native engineering, leading high-performing teams while ensuring secure, scalable and resilient cloud services.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, build and optimisation of AWS-based cloud platforms, including EKS, Kubernetes, networking, identity and observability for enterprise-scale workloads
• Drive cloud migration programmes end-to-end, from application assessment and readiness analysis to refactoring and transition planning
• Shape and deliver platform roadmaps for scalable, resilient and cost-efficient operations
• Champion automation-first engineering with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure platform reliability, security and compliance, embedding standards, architectural patterns and governance controls
• Support hybrid-cloud integration, including selective use of Azure services where required
• Work with architecture, security and operations teams to enforce platform guardrails and guidelines
• Lead and develop engineering teams, coordinate sprint planning and prioritisation, and represent the function in governance and architecture forums

Required profile

• Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• AWS certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) preferred
• Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) and DevOps/SRE certifications beneficial; Azure certifications advantageous but not required
• Proven track record leading cloud transformation and migration programmes
• Ability to lead engineering teams, manage stakeholders and explain complex technical topics to non-technical audiences

Required skills

• Deep AWS expertise, including EKS, IAM, networking, compute, observability and security
• Hands-on Kubernetes and container platform experience
• Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• SRE principles, observability frameworks and distributed systems at scale

What we offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Flexible working options
• Benefits covering healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives