Cloud 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 transparency.

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.

Role Description:

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on DevOps Engineers or Infrastructure Cloud Engineers with experience in cloud platforms (GCP). You will be tasked with transforming business requirements into robust cloud infrastructure solutions which forms the underlying foundation for all distributed systems and applications of the LSE Group.

As a Cloud Platform Engineer specializing in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), you will support and enhance our cloud environment, ensuring scalability, high availability, security, and cost-efficiency. This role involves close collaboration with various teams to drive cloud adoption and implement GCP standard methodologies.

Main Responsibilities:

GCP Infrastructure Design and Implementation:

· Implement scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure using GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions, VPC, and Interconnect.

· Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and YAML configuration files.

Security and Compliance

· Apply GCP security best practices including IAM, VPC Service Controls, Cloud KMS, and Organization Policies.

Automation and DevOps Integration

· Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines.

· Automate deployments and infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and GitOps practices.

Networking and Hybrid Connectivity

· Manage VPC networks, subnets, firewall rules and policies, Cloud NAT, and Private Google Access.

· Implement networking features such as VPC Peering, Shared VPC, VPN, and Cloud Interconnect.

Agile Practices and Teamwork Tools

· Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives).

· Use Jira for task tracking and Confluence for documentation and teamwork.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

· Stay current with GCP innovations and evaluate new services for potential adoption.

· Propose and implement improvements to enhance performance, security, and developer experience.

Required Skills:

Experience

· Minimum 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience with GCP services.

Technical Skills

· Good knowledge of GCP services: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions, VPC, Cloud Interconnect, GKE, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Network Connectivity Center (NCC), Workload Identity Federation (WIF).

· Experience with Terraform and YAML for Infrastructure as Code.

· Networking knowledge: VPC design, VPN, Cloud NAT, Interconnect, Peering, firewall rules and policies.

· Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration (GKE).

· Experience with Python for various applications.

· Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and Agile methodologies.

Certifications

· Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer or other relevant GCP certifications.

Soft Skills

· Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

· Communication and collaboration abilities.

· Adaptability and eagerness to learn new technologies.

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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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