Principal Engineer – Kubernetes

Overview

As Principal Technical Engineer, you will design, implement, and secure scalable Kubernetes infrastructure while guiding a growing engineering team. You’ll shape cloud platform strategy, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across SDLC. This hands-on role offers influence on critical systems at scale, collaborating with product and cross-functional teams to meet security, reliability, and cost objectives. You’ll play a pivotal part in advancing LSEG’s cloud-first platform and innovation culture.

Pay / Benefits

• healthcare
• retirement planning
• paid volunteering days
• wellbeing initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters and related infrastructure
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, promoting collaboration and continuous learning
• Drive cloud infrastructure innovation and best practices in design and implementation
• Develop and manage a team of Agile delivery leads, cloud engineers, and consulting partners for platform services and landing zones
• Maintain software engineering standards and modern SDLC practices; act as Kubernetes technical authority
• Understand security, risk/compliance, disaster recovery, high availability, networking, and OS concepts
• Collaborate with internal teams including Product Owners; advise on Cloud budgeting and optimization
• Maintain backlog for the Kubernetes container team and oversee delivery
• Identify process/tool/workflow improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability
• Work with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure initiatives with business goals
• Communicate project status and key initiatives effectively to stakeholders

Key requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure
• Proven leadership and team management skills with a track record of building and guiding engineers
• Hands-on software development and Agile delivery experience
• Experience with Cloud Native technologies on at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
• Experience delivering production cloud solutions at scale; familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform, etc.)
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration with application teams at all levels
• CKA/CKAD/CKS qualifications are a plus
• Strong knowledge of security, DR, HA, and networking concepts

• leadership and mentorship
• effective communication
• collaboration across teams
• Kubernetes
• Cloud Native technologies
• AWS/Azure/GCP

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