Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Role Profile

We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking technical leader to join our Risk Intelligence organisation as the Tech Lead – Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for the Risk Screening Product Line. Based in Nottingham, UK, this role will lead the reliability engineering function for critical Screening applications supporting the EMEA region. The successful candidate will be accountable for ensuring the availability, scalability, performance, and security of business-critical platforms while driving operational resilience and service excellence across a complex, cloud-native technology landscape.

As a key technical leader, you will combine deep expertise in Site Reliability Engineering, cloud operations, and modern software delivery practices with a passion for building high-performing engineering teams. You will lead reliability strategies, incident management, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts, while partnering closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to align technology outcomes with organisational objectives. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence engineering culture, mentor and develop talent, and establish best-in-class operational practices within a growing and innovative UK-based technology organisation.

Core Responsibilities

Technical Ownership for Identity & Fraud Platforms

• Lead 24×7 reliability operations for Screening services, ensuring uptime, performance, and compliance across WC1 and World Check verify Applications.
• Define and implement SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets; maintain reliability scorecards and drive improvements through engineering backlogs.
• Act as Major Incident Commander during critical outages; lead blameless post-incident reviews and ensure learnings are institutionalized.
• Drive automation-first mindset across incident response, deployment, compliance, and observability.

Experience working with identity platforms and/or fraud detection systems.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence across technical and business domains.

Strong analytical mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Personal Attributes

• Empathetic and inclusive leader, committed to team well-being and growth
• Strategic thinker with a bias for action and accountability.
• Calm and structured under pressure; able to lead teams through high-stakes incidents.
• Passionate about engineering excellence, automation, and reliability.
• Strong collaborator who builds trust across teams and geographies.
• Committed to continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
  
  

Benefits

LSEG offers a competitive compensation package, including equity, annual bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and build an exciting career. LSEG values respect, integrity, excellence, and innovation and encourages our employees to embody those values every day!

About The London Stock Exchange Group

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 r

ace, 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.

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

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.