Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading automotive software firm in the UK is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to manage and improve cloud-based services while mentoring the engineering team. This role is primarily remote with occasional office visits in Stoke-On-Trent. Ideal candidates have experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, and cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. Competitive salary and company benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in site reliability engineering and managing cloud services.
• Strong background in DevOps and agile practices.
• Ability to lead and mentor technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability and performance of cloud-based services.
• Oversee the development and deployment of APIs.
• Enhance Infrastructure as Code practices.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

AWS services management

Agile methodologies

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

The SRE Team

Our site reliability engineers (SREs) ensure high availability, stellar performance, and rich features for our users.

About the role

This hands-on role involves working closely with the Software Engineering team and the Head of Engineering to manage our SRE functions. You will review, lead, and develop strategies for the security, performance, and scalability of our cloud-based software and services, with a high degree of autonomy.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Platform management
2. Development and deployment of APIs using containerized environments like Kubernetes
3. Implementing and enhancing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
4. Collaborating with stakeholders in an agile environment
5. Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
6. Managing AWS services such as IAM, S3, EKS, and Networking
7. Using CloudFormation and CDK
8. Working with serverless computing environments