Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive dealership software provider is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to manage their SRE function and enhance the user experience. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions focused on security, performance, and scalability in cloud infrastructure. Candidates should have strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, with a hands-on approach to software engineering.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing a Site Reliability Engineering function.
• Strong understanding of API development and deployment.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SRE function daily and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Lead the strategic approach to software and service maturity.
• Enhance security, performance, and scalability across cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure management

API development

Terraform

AWS Services

Kubernetes

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 Carlyle Group. We are trusted by over 1,800 dealerships across the UK.

The SRE Team

Our site reliability engineers (SREs) empower users with high availability, stellar performance, and rich features to pursue their goals.

About the role

This hands-on role involves working as part of the Software Engineering team. You will manage the SRE function daily, collaborating with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop solutions and enhance user experience.

The successful candidate will lead our strategic approach to software and service maturity, security, performance, and scalability across cloud infrastructure, with a high degree of autonomy to shape the team’s future using your expertise in:

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