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Lead DevOps Engineer - AWS

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Full-time
On-site
London, United Kingdom

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference.  We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

Overview 

 

The Technology Engineering team is looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join us as we are reimagining the way to engineer core infrastructure and enterprise platform technologies The team is responsible for engineering scalable and resilient hybrid cloud solutions (both AWS and On-prem). You will be responsible for engineering & enabling enterprise platforms. In this role, you will research problems, evaluate modern technologies, create prototypes, develop (integrated process, automation, define standards) solutions, and provide consulting on complex projects.  

  • Requires specialized in-depth knowledge and expertise in your own job discipline, Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform and/or other cloud-based platforms and deep experience in integrating related disciplinary knowledge 

  • Works independently, receives minimal guidance 

  • Accountable for work of yourself and others; sets standards around which others will operate 

  • Proactively identifies problems and can present and implement solutions to these problems 

 

Role summary and job responsibilities 

  • Build capabilities and functions that enable the adoption of enterprise platforms across T. Rowe Price and are drivers of innovation. 

  • Drive strategy involving implementing standard methodologies in areas of automation, API management, observability, and cloud solutions.

  • Guides decisions about platforms and infrastructure upgrades, refreshes, and replacement 

  • Leads or supports incident response and problem-solving efforts in more complex implementations and across multiple domains 

  • Participates in continuous improvement efforts that span multiple multi-functional domains and informs the generation of new standards 

  • Be a part of an on-call rotation, continuously enhance automation & documentation, and mentor others on the standard methodologies of infrastructure automation to encourage adoption. 

  • Mentors other team members 

  • Capable of leading a team on large, technically complex projects 

  • Able to overcome differences of opinion and drive team alignment around a specific goal or solution 

  • Holds associates and teams accountable for adhering to practices and policies 

 

Business knowledge 

  • Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/flows within supported businesses 

  • Decomposes the most complex problems into discrete work units. 

  • Identifies non-obvious relationships and anomalies often overlooked by others. 

  • Balances strategic and pragmatic concerns when solving problems. 

  • Makes sound decisions with limited facts or resources. 

  • Makes decisions that are cognizant of the firm’s broader business strategy. 

  • Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/flows within the businesses they support. 

  • Articulates broader business concerns and/or regulatory landscape, including key risks and controls (e.g., GDPR, MIFID, SOX). 

 

Requirements 

  • Experience in container orchestration solutions with Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS/Fargate 

  • Cloud application architecture – Microservices, REST, etc. 

  • Docker container development experience 

  • Experience in designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based solutions using AWS 

  • A solid core foundation in infrastructure and systems engineering including Unix/Linux compute, networking, storage, and monitoring stacks. 

  • Experience developing micro services in both multi-tenant and dedicated micro service runtime environments.  Is familiar with the Open Container Initiative and both docker and containerd runtimes. 

  • Typically requires 5+ years of systems design, programming, implementation, and integration experience including demonstrated advanced major design initiatives. 

  • Hands-on experience in building modern web applications using one or more Node, Python, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, RDBMS Systems (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server), Tomcat 

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills 

  • Strong interpersonal skills, adaptable and able to learn quickly 

  • Off-hour implementations are  

  • Ability to build positive working relationships with the business contacts, within our IT team, and other IT departments 

  • Ability to identify tasks and help develop project plans for medium and large-scale projects 

 

Preferred 

  • Experience within Apigee or another API management platform  

  • College degree in computer science or related technical field with 7+ years of systems design, programming, implementation, and integration experience 

  • 3+ years of experience within the Amazon Web Services platform 

  • Hands-on experience in building modern web applications with open-source Java Script Frameworks (Angular, React, Node) 

  • Python coding experience 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.