Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive software provider is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to manage and enhance SRE functions. This remote role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and focuses on cloud infrastructure, security, and performance, alongside effective leadership and mentoring. Extensive experience in DevOps, API development in Kubernetes, and AWS services is essential. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, and Platform management.
• Proficient in API development and deployment using containerized environments.
• Experience with AWS services like IAM, S3, EKS.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SRE function daily within the Software Engineering team.
• Collaborate with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Lead, coach, and mentor team members.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

API development

Infrastructure as Code

AWS services

Containerization (Kubernetes)

Agile collaboration

Team leadership

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Remote working with 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 within the Software Engineering team to manage the SRE function daily, collaborating with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop solutions and enhance user experiences.

The successful candidate will lead and shape our approach to the security, performance, scalability, and maturity of our software and services across cloud infrastructure, enjoying a high degree of autonomy based on extensive experience in:

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