Principal Kubernetes Platform Engineer

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Enterprise kubernetes production operation
Large-scale linux platforms
Containerized workloads and kubernetes
This role sits within a strategic platform engineering team responsible for the production stability, performance and operational readiness of Kubernetes‑based platforms supporting LSEG’s latency‑sensitive, real‑time financial market applications

Job Summary

  • This role sits within a strategic platform engineering team responsible for the production stability, performance and operational readiness of Kubernetes‑based platforms supporting LSEG’s latency‑sensitive, real‑time financial market applications.
  • As a Kubernetes Production Engineer, you will focus on running Kubernetes at scale in production — ensuring clusters, networking, and supporting services are reliable, observable and fit for purpose under real‑world load.
  • LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Matching Summary

This role sits within a strategic platform engineering team responsible for the production stability, performance and operational readiness of Kubernetes‑based platforms supporting LSEG’s latency‑sensitive, real‑time financial market applications.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • enterprise Kubernetes production operation
  • large-scale Linux platforms
  • containerized workloads and Kubernetes
  • diagnosing distributed systems issues
  • CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows
  • infrastructure automation and configuration management

Nice-to-have

  • fast-paced environments
  • problem-solving and strong production mindset
  • collaboration and creative culture
  • sustainability initiatives

Key Requirements

  • Proven enterprise Kubernetes experience
  • Strong Linux production experience
  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes operational perspective
  • Experience diagnosing performance, latency and availability issues
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
  • Working knowledge of infrastructure automation
  • Strong problem-structuring skills
  • Experience with Agile delivery environments

Work Rights

Not specified

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