Job Description

Thomson Reuters is seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer, CoCousel to lead our CoCounsel Platform DevOps team. In this role, you'll oversee a range of projects focused on cloud migrations, security and compliance initiatives, new market expansion and environment optimization--helping to deliver a world-class experience for our Customers.

About the Role:

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, CoCounsel, you will:

Leadership & Strategy:

Define the technical roadmap for DevOps practices, aligning with broader business objectives. Lead a team of DevOps engineers, setting goals, reviewing performance, and fostering professional growth.

Technical Oversight:

Provide high-level guidance on AWS, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), CICD practices and IaC (CloudFormation). Ensure secure, compliant architectures aligned with Thomson Reuters standards.

Operations Management:

Oversee CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes, implementing best practices for availability, scalability, and observability. Coordinate with Platform Stakeholders across Service Management and InfoSec organizations

Team Development:

Mentor engineers on DevOps methodologies, infrastructure management, and modern development practices. Cultivate a collaborative environment that encourages learning and innovation.

About You

You are a fit for the role Lead DevOps Engineer, CoCounsel, if your background includes:

5+ years in a combination of software development and operations (DevOps), with at least 3 years in engineering leadership or management roles. Demonstrated track record of building and leading high-performing DevOps teams. Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and IaC (CloudFormation, Terraform or equivalents). Proven proficiency in production-grade Python services (beyond scripting/ML prototypes), with an understanding of type systems or statically typed languages as a plus. Able to balance long-term vision with immediate deliverables, prioritizing high-impact initiatives. Effective at guiding cross-functional discussions, translating technical concepts for stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in large-scale AWS migrations or transformations. Experience with a variety of DevOps tooling (CI/CD patterns, IaC, monitoring solutions, etc.).

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What's in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model:

We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:

Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth:

By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits:

We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture:

Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact:

Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact:

We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.


We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.


As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.


We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.


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