CDSClear Senior Lead Engineer

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

Proud to share LSEG in Romania is Great Place to Work certified (Sept ’24 – Sept ’25). Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from the Romanian colleagues’ video: Bucharest, Romania | Where We Work | LSEG

Role Description:

Do you have a passion for technology? Do you want to learn and make a difference in financial markets infrastructure? We’re building a new engineering team, and we’re looking for passionate, hands-on technologists to help us lead the way.

CDSClear IT is the team behind the technology powering CDSClear – a critical clearing service within the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

We are looking for a highly skilled Technology lead to build and lead a high-performing engineering team in Bucharest. The Bucharest team is being established as a part of a broader transformation to a new operating model focused on more agile delivery. The new team will collaborate with colleagues in London and Paris to delivery innovative solutions within a new, external-facing digital platform using Java, React and Infrastructure-as-Code on AWS. You will learn how to deliver in a commercially focussed financial services business in phase of expansion

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, using Agile or traditional methodologies as needed.
• Lead the design and development of Java application components running on AWS.
• Collaborate with global teams to shape architecture and design decisions.
• Champion automation, from testing to deployment, to ensure speed and quality.
• Work within a regulated financial environment, with a strong focus on cybersecurity and production controls.

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

• Strong experience in Java enterprise application development.
• Solid understanding of AWS services and how to build secure, resilient cloud solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and services like EC2, RDS, EKS, Lambda, S3, Kafka, and more.
• A collaborative attitude and the ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including code scanning, container security, and static analysis.

It would help us if you have:

• Built and deployed containerized applications in Kubernetes.
• Used Terraform in CI/CD pipelines in a corporate setting.
• Configured observability tools like OpenSearch or DataDog.
• Earned certifications like AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a global mission with real impact in the financial markets.
• Help shape a new team and culture in Bucharest from the ground up.
• Work with leading-edge technologies in a modern cloud environment.
• Enjoy a flexible, hybrid work model and a supportive, inclusive culture.
• Access to career development, training, and international opportunities within LSEG.

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days’ holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year’s continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks’ paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company’s policy and guidelines

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.