Senior Devops/Platform Engineer @ Link Group
Summary
Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer joining a newly created central DevOps capability at an international financial organisation. Day to day: migrating 90+ applications, enabling Kubernetes deployment models, building Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, modernising Control-M/Airflow orchestration, and applying AI tooling to automate engineering workflows.
Our client, a leading international organisation operating within a highly complex technology environment, is undertaking a large-scale transformation programme focused on infrastructure modernisation, application migration and engineering efficiency.
To support this initiative, a new central DevOps capability is being established to drive the migration and standardisation of a large application estate while introducing scalable engineering practices and modern delivery approaches across multiple technology teams.
This is an opportunity to join a strategic programme with significant visibility and impact, working at the intersection of platform engineering, automation, cloud-native technologies and AI-enabled software delivery.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong DevOps or Platform Engineering experience gained within large-scale enterprise environments
- Solid exposure to Java-based application ecosystems
- Experience deploying and managing applications on Linux environments (Red Hat preferred)
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in enterprise settings
- Strong CI/CD experience, ideally with Azure DevOps
- Experience supporting multiple applications or working across various engineering teams
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Control-M and/or Airflow
- Experience using AI to automate DevOps processes, workflows or engineering activities
- Experience with object storage technologies and infrastructure transformation programmes
- Background within financial services, banking or capital markets
- Exposure to trading, pricing or risk management systems
- Experience working with platforms such as Murex
- Experience leveraging AI tools to support migration initiatives, including Control-M to Airflow transitions
Our client, a leading international organisation operating within a highly complex technology environment, is undertaking a large-scale transformation programme focused on infrastructure modernisation, application migration and engineering efficiency.
To support this initiative, a new central DevOps capability is being established to drive the migration and standardisation of a large application estate while introducing scalable engineering practices and modern delivery approaches across multiple technology teams.
This is an opportunity to join a strategic programme with significant visibility and impact, working at the intersection of platform engineering, automation, cloud-native technologies and AI-enabled software delivery.
,(Project Scope, The programme includes:, Migration of more than 90 applications across multiple technology domains , Large-scale infrastructure and data centre transformation initiatives , Adoption of enterprise Kubernetes platforms , Migration to modern storage and infrastructure solutions , Modernisation of workflow orchestration and scheduling platforms , Standardisation of DevOps practices across engineering teams , Introduction of AI-driven tooling to improve engineering productivity and delivery efficiency , The successful candidate will work closely with platform, infrastructure, architecture and application teams to accelerate delivery, reduce operational complexity and support the organisation's long-term technology strategy., Key Responsibilities, Support large-scale application and infrastructure migration initiatives , Design, implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes , Enable adoption of Kubernetes-based deployment models , Drive automation and standardisation across engineering teams , Improve software delivery processes and operational efficiency , Leverage AI tools to automate DevOps workflows and engineering tasks , Support workflow orchestration modernisation projects , Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple technology teams ) Requirements: DevOps, Kubernetes, Storage, CI/CD Pipelines, AI, Linux, Red Hat, Azure DevOps, Control-M, Airflow, Murex