Lead Cloud Database Administrator - Database Engineer

Role summary

Do you have a passion for technology? Do you want to make a difference by ensuring the secure and efficient management of databases in cloud environments used by some of the biggest companies in the world and a critical player in the market infrastructure?

We are looking for a skilled Lead Cloud Database Engineer to join the LCH SA Infrastructure & Cloud Team, which provides technical resources to Post Trade Business Services (a division of LSEG). This role is vital in designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available database systems. You will also serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all database-related subjects, manage a growing team of database engineers. Collaboration with development teams, operations, and partners will be crucial in ensuring efficient performance and availability of our critical environments.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Management of a growing team in charge of databases management.
• Implement and manage cloud-based database systems, ensuring secure and efficient access control.
• Develop, manage, and optimize database policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ANSSI standards and other security standards.
• Serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all database-related subjects, coordinating with various teams to address security concerns.
• Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and address potential weaknesses in database systems.
• Design, implement and regularly validate Disaster Recovery (DR), backup, and recovery strategies for database platforms, ensuring high availability, data integrity, and compliance with defined RTO/RPO objectives.
• Manage database lifecycle operations, including patching, upgrades, replication, and migration activities, ensuring minimal service disruption, security compliance and operational resilience across cloud and on-premises environments
• Develop and maintain incident response plans to quickly address and mitigate security breaches related to databases.
• Work closely with IT and security teams to align database operations with organizational goals.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity regulations and best practices.
• Provide mentorship to team members on database best practices and security measures.
• Maintain database services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Lead sustainable and efficient incident response for database-related issues.
• Scale database systems sustainably through automation, advocating for changes that improve reliability and security.
• Write highly optimized and accurate code for database solutions.
• Proactively build and apply relevant domain knowledge related to database workflows, policies, configurations, and constraints.
• Support essential database processes while ensuring high-quality standards are met

What you'll be doing:

• Assess, plan, design, and implement database infrastructure as highly available and scalable solutions to support critical applications and services.
• Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts using tools like Terraform and Ansible to automate the deployment and management of database resources.
• Apply ANSSI standards to secure database resources and perform regular audits to ensure compliance.
• Conduct capacity planning and troubleshooting of database applications, products, infrastructure, and services.
• Monitor and observe database applications and infrastructure.
• Leverage testing environments using industry practices for pre-testing changes and proof of concept.
• Fix and resolve database-related issues across cloud environments.
• Participate in cloud engineering tasks to manage and optimize infrastructure, including network resources, security measures, and automation.
• Participate in on-call rotation shifts.

You'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• At least 8 years of experience in managing and maintaining database infrastructure in regulated and/or highly available environments.
• Expertise in Oracle Enterprise, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases.
• Preferably certified in Oracle DBA
• Proven experience with database migration projects, including planning, execution, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced experience in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google) for at least 3 years.
• Expertise in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and automation/configuration management tools (Ansible) for at least 3 years.
• Experience with VMware technology is advantageous
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is advantageous.
• Experience operating in a regulated environment with specific security constraints (at least 2 years).
• Experience in systems monitoring and capacity management (at least 5 years).
• Adherence to applicable risk control frameworks, policies, and procedures.

About London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

LSEG’s vision is to be the most trusted authority in global financial markets. This is achieved through leading the world in providing access to capital, helping customers optimize capital resources and promoting trusted and open environments and services for investment.

LSEG is a diversified international exchange Group that sits at the heart of the world's financial community. The Group operates through four key business divisions: Capital Markets (broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets); Post Trade (post trade and risk management services); Global Technology Services (trading platforms and capital markets software); and Information Services (real-time and reference data products).

As a global business, LSEG relies on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. Therefore we seek hardworking, qualified employees in all our operations around the world−regardless of race, colour, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. LSEG makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us to request an accommodation.

Career Stage:

Manager

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.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.