Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer, Reliability Engineering

Role Description

A member of successful global multi-skilled team to provide a standard server platform to application servers for the world's largest professional trading community.

Successful candidate will be responsible for supporting our existing virtual infrastructure, as well as project work developing new solutions.

Responsible for maintaining OS and application stack across a wide variety of Linux, Windows and VMware systems.
Collaborate with Architects on analysis and design for project work.
Technically lead larger or technically sophisticated projects.
Develop and deliver high quality work to deliver the Project and BAU work to the agreed timescale.
Investigate incidents or problem reports raised on multiple environments, from Development through to Production servers.
Provide systems management integration expertise to the development teams so all application servers are reliably deployed and monitored.
Ensure sound configuration management practices are followed for deployments and improved where deficiencies are identified.
Mentor other team members to increase their skills.
Participation in periodic out of hours work to support to Production maintenance / updates (once or twice per month typically, usually Friday or Saturdays).
Ensure work is accurately detailed to a high standard.
Identify and implement improvements to the method of working, including opportunities for automation.
Maintain and improve the tools used by the Infrastructure teams, to improve efficiency.

Core Skills

Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or derivatives) is necessary, as is a solid grasp of HPE and Dell hardware.

Hands-on experience of VMware technologies, specifically vSphere 7 & 8, is desirable for the role.

Experience with VMware vSAN, vCloud Suite, vRealize Automation and Aria Operations products would be useful.

Good understanding of IP networking within a Local Area Network (LAN) environment is important, and an awareness of routing and Wide Area Networks (WAN) is highly desired.

Knowledge and skills in low latency focused environments with an understanding of analytical tools an advantage, but not critical.
Experience working on critical infrastructure where quality, resilience and performance are essential to maintain the reputation of the product is desirable.
Scripting skills, including Bash Shell, Perl or Python, would be an advantage.
Ability to develop automated installation packages a bonus, but a willingness to learn new tools is just as meaningful.

Successful candidates should have excellent verbal communication and written documentation skills.
Should work well in a distributed team and be flexible working with people from other time zones.
Attention to detail is expected, quality and service stability is key.
Should have the ability to quickly understand wider impacts of changes and technical issues, or the confidence to admit when help is needed.

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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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.

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