Azure Policy Development Tech Lead

As an Azure Policy Development Tech Lead within our Infrastructure & Cloud team, you will play a critical role in managing and implementing policies related to infrastructure, security, and compliance. You will lead creation and maintenance of Azure policy frameworks and ensure alignment with industry standards and best practices. Your expertise will drive the adoption of compliant and secure cloud infrastructure solutions, empowering developers within LSEG to achieve friction-free cloud deployments. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence cloud policy development and governance, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable cloud solutions 

Core Responsibilities: 

• Managing and leading a team of associates to ensure successful delivery of the project 

• Act as tech advocate for the development team in delivering features  

• Develop and Utilizing Infrastructure As Code (IAC) tools like Terraform to build and manage cloud resources 

• Implement policies related to infrastructure, security, and compliance using Azure policy framework and OPA

• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies 

• Collaborate with product owners, and architecture to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences 

Required Skills: 

• Experience with GitLab repositories and configure CI/CD for Terraform deployments 

• Experience with Cloud Native technologies on at least one of the major cloud services providers (Azure preferred)

• Proven experience in declarative policy language, context-aware and expressive, architectural flexibility, and coordinated development tools

• Experience with Azure policies and security guardrails.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology 

Qualification: 

• Must have a degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience 

• 5+ years of hands-on experience across cloud services SDLC tools, specifically CI/CD tools (open-source or commercial) 

• 2+ years of leading enterprise/platform engineering teams 

• 2+ years in DevOps automation across various technologies 

• 2+ years of experience of using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, Docker) 

• 2+ years of open policy agent or any cloud policy framework 

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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