Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bath; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company for automotive dealerships is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to enhance software performance and security. The role involves collaboration with engineering teams and mentoring junior staff while having autonomy in shaping the team’s strategy. The position is remote with occasional office presence in Stoke-On-Trent.

Benefits

Company benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps.
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of AWS services like IAM, S3, EKS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Software Engineering team on daily operations.
• Drive strategy for security and scalability of software.
• Mentor team members and lead initiatives.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure management

API development

Terraform

AWS services

Agile collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

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Location: Remote working *1 day in every 2 weeks at our Stoke-On-Trent office (5 mins from station).

Salary: £Competitive + company benefits (Full time/permanent role)

About Click Dealer

At Click Dealer, we’re passionate about building software and digital tools that make life easier for automotive dealerships—driving better results and transforming how dealers manage, market, and sell vehicles.

Established in 1999, Click Dealer is part of the Evolution Funding Group, backed by the Carlyle Group. We’re trusted by over 1,800 dealerships across the UK.

The SRE Team

Our site reliability engineers (SREs) empower users with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance levels.

About the role

This hands-on role involves working with the Software Engineering team to run the SRE function daily, collaborating closely with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop solutions and positive user experiences.

You will review, lead, and drive our strategy for the maturity, security, performance, and scalability of our software and services across cloud infrastructure. You will have significant autonomy to shape the team’s future using your expertise in:

• Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, Platform management
• API development and deployment in containerized environments like Kubernetes
• Implementing and enhancing Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform
• Collaborating with stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
• AWS services such as IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• CloudFormation and CDK
• Experience with serverless computing