Lead DevOps Engineer, CoCounsel for Government

About Thomson Reuters and CoCounsel for Government

Are you a seasoned DevOps leader looking to drive technical strategy and innovation in a highly regulated environment? At Thomson Reuters, we're committed to empowering professionals with the insights and tools they need to make informed decisions. Our CoCounsel for Government team is at the forefront of this mission, and we're seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to set the technical direction for our team.

As a Lead DevOps Engineer on our CoCounsel for Government team, you’ll play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining robust system architectures, mentoring engineers, and ensuring our solutions for government clients are secure, scalable, and compliant.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Lead DevOps Engineer, you will :

Define and maintain scalable system architectures leveraging AWS (preferred) or any major cloud provider (GCP / Azure)  (with an emphasis on CloudFormation or equivalent Infrastructure as a Code technology), container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes (EKS / GKE / AKS), serverless (Lambda, ECS, App service, cloud run), compute (EC2, virtual machines) etc.)

Collaborate with the Engineering Manager  to align DevOps priorities and practices with business and product goals.

Write and review production-grade Python code for automation, tooling, and backend services, applying best practices and a strong appreciation for static typing.

Oversee CI / CD pipelines,  ensuring security, compliance, and reliable deployments in AWS GovCloud or other AWS environments.

Guide and mentor engineers at all levels , providing code reviews and technical coaching to foster growth and excellence across the team.

Champion DevOps methodologies  within the team, driving a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and proactive problem-solving.

Lead and participate in incident response and root cause analysis , ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into process and tooling improvements.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Lead DevOps Engineer if your background includes :

6+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or a related discipline , with a proven track record leading complex cloud and container-based projects in enterprise or regulated environments.

Demonstrated technical leadership and experience mentoring engineers,  influencing technical direction, and establishing best practices.

Deep understanding of AWS (preferred) or any major cloud provider (GCP / Azure)  (with an emphasis on CloudFormation or equivalent Infrastructure as a Code technology), container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes (EKS / GKE / AKS), serverless (Lambda, ECS, App service, cloud run), compute (EC2, virtual machines) etc.)

Strong Python development skills , specifically for production-grade services or infrastructure tooling, and familiarity with typed Python or static typing principles.

Extensive knowledge of cloud design patterns for scalability, data management, resiliency, and disaster recovery,  including event-driven architectures and distributed tracing.

Comprehensive understanding of cloud and application security , with hands-on experience implementing encryption, identity and access management, secrets management, and security automation in compliance with government regulations.

Extensive experience architecting and supporting enterprise-scale continuous delivery environments , leveraging advanced CI / CD automation, blue / green and canary deployments, and automated rollback mechanisms.

Hands-on experience with APM and observability tools  such as Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana for real-time monitoring and diagnostics.

Comfortable with a high level of autonomy and proactive leadership , thriving in a distributed, remote-first team environment.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills , able to work effectively across cross-functional, distributed teams and translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.

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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.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits : optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.

For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $116,900 - $217,100.

This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

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.

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