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 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.
OUR PEOPLE:
People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.
We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 65 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.
The Senior Specialist – Backup & Data Protection will be responsible for the engineering, design, automation, and continual enhancement of LSEG’s enterprise backup, recovery, and data protection platforms. The role is focused on delivering resilient, scalable, secure, and highly automated services that support business continuity, cyber resilience, and regulatory obligations across the organisation.
Working in close partnership with the Product Owner, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams, you will help shape and deliver the technology roadmap for the service. Operating within a product-aligned engineering model, you will contribute to the strategic development, implementation, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of product and service capabilities consumed across the enterprise.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Design, engineer, implement and continually enhance enterprise backup, recovery, cyber recovery, and data protection services aligned to enterprise architecture, cyber resilience objectives, and regulatory requirements.
- Own the technical lifecycle of products, including enhancements, feature adoption and lifecycle planning.
- Develop and maintain automation capabilities, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and reusable engineering patterns to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and product capabilities to strengthen cyber recovery, immutability, ransomware resilience, and service automation.
- Partner with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and application teams to embed backup and data protection requirements into new platform and service designs.
- Update and maintain engineering standards, design principles, reference architectures, and guidelines for technologies.
- Lead or contribute to strategic initiatives including cloud transformation, datacentre migration, platform modernisation, and resilience improvement programmes.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, implementation standards, operational readiness requirements, and knowledge transfer materials to support sustainable service delivery.
- Perform proof-of-concept activities, engineering validation, resilience testing, and recovery testing to ensure solutions meet functional and operational requirements.
- Work with product stakeholders to help shape priorities, refine technical requirements, and contribute to the engineering backlog for the service.
- Monitor vendor roadmaps, industry trends, and emerging technologies to find opportunities for service optimisation and modernisation.
- Provide expert technical support for complex issues, major incidents, and problem management activities, driving sustainable engineering outcomes.
- Collaborate with Service Management, Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure engineered solutions align with governance, control, and service standards.
- Drive continuous improvement across the service, with a focus on automation, standardisation, observability, and reducing manual operational effort.
- Support strategic capacity planning, retention requirements, scalability considerations, and long-term service evolution in line with business demand.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
Required knowledge of:
- Rubrik CDM, Rubrik Security Cloud, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and associated cyber recovery products
- Cyber resilience capabilities, ransomware recovery, and disaster recovery principles
- Backup and recovery architectures and technologies supporting virtualized, physical, database, and enterprise application workloads
- Good proficiency in Python, hands-on experience with CI/CD orchestration tools, and familiarity with API-driven integrations and endpoints.
- Observability, service telemetry, monitoring, and platform health management
- Information security principles, regulatory compliance requirements, and data governance frameworks
Added advantage:
- Exposure to enterprise primary storage technologies such as Pure Storage, Dell EMC, Hitachi Vantara, NetApp, or similar platforms
- Familiarity with Brocade and Cisco SAN networking technologies
- Broader understanding of storage infrastructure concepts that support enterprise backup and recovery services
Preferred experience:
- Experience engineering enterprise-scale backup and data protection platforms within large, complex, global organisations
- Experience working within a product-based, platform engineering operating model
- Solid skills in contribution to solution design, automation, engineering, and analytical problem-solving skills
- Experience building scalable, automated, and customer-oriented infrastructure platforms
- Collaboration and participant management skills across engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams
- Ability to influence technical direction and contribute to strategic technology outcomes
- Relevant certifications in backup, cloud, storage, automation, or data protection technologies would be advantageous
We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take a hybrid approach to workplace, this role is office first with a certain level of flexibility.
LSEG Purpose and Values
Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Underpinning our purpose, our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change set the standard for everything we do, every day. They guide the way we interact with each other, the partners we work with and our customers. Delivering on our purpose and living up to our values is a responsibility that we all share.
To achieve our ambitions through a strong culture, People Leaders need to role model our Values and create the culture for everyone at LSEG to be at their best.
We're proud to have been recognised as a Great Place to Work® in India ‘25.
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.
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