Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Future Talent: Senior DevOps Engineer (Talent Community – Sri Lanka)

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Position Type: Future Opening – Talent Pipeline

The Opportunity

We are constantly looking for the best DevOps minds in Sri Lanka to join us in building high-performance, mission-critical systems. While we have a number of roles open currently, this dedicated Talent Community  allows us to connect with visionary engineers early and on an ongoing basis for current and future roles at LSEG.

By joining our talent community, you’ll get an inside look at our engineering culture, meet our team through informal catch-ups, and be the first to know when a role that fits your expertise opens up - allowing us to move straight to final-stage conversations when the time is right.

What You’ll Do (When You Join Us)

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who enables fast, reliable, and repeatable software delivery through automation, infrastructure as code, and operational excellence. This role focuses on building and operating CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and container platforms that work reliably under real production conditions.

• Design, build, and operate CI/CD pipelines that support frequent, reliable releases
• Automate infrastructure and environment provisioning using infrastructure as code principles
• Improve system reliability through monitoring, alerting, and incident response automation
• Enable application teams by standardizing DevOps workflows and reducing manual effort
• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, and runtime issues across environments
• Automate operational tasks across the application lifecycle (build, deploy, scale, recover)

What We Look For

We value technical mastery and a continuous learning mindset. If you have the following, we’d love to start a conversation:

• Academic Foundation: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Linux & Systems : Strong hands on experience with Linux environments. Ability to troubleshoot system level issues (processes, networking, disk, memory).
• CI/CD & Automation: Ability to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience automating workflows to reduce manual intervention and deployment risk. Ability to debug pipeline failures and improve reliability over time.
• Infrastructure as Code & Configuration: Hands on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning. Experience using Ansible or similar tools for configuration management
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong experience with Docker and containerized workloads. Practical knowledge of Kubernetes: deployments, services, scaling, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Cloud Platforms: Hands on experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Scripting & Data: Proficiency in scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) to automate operational tasks. Working knowledge of SQL for operational queries, troubleshooting, and analysis.
• Reliability & Operations: Experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging systems.

Why Connect Now?

• Skip the Line: When we open a role, candidates in our talent pool are prioritized for the final interview stages.
• Exclusive Insights: Receive updates on our technical roadmap and invites to our private tech meetups or webinars.
• Career Alignment: We’ll keep your career goals in mind and reach out only for roles that match your specific interests (e.g., Low-latency, Embedded Systems, or AI).

How to Join

Interested in a future with us? Simply upload your CV and a brief note about what kind of DevOps challenges you're passionate about. We’ll review your profile and reach out for an introductory "get-to-know-each-other" chat.

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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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