Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to manage daily SRE functions and enhance software performance. This role offers significant autonomy to shape the team's future using skills in AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code. The ideal candidate will have experience in mentoring and working in agile environments, contributing to positive user experiences while ensuring scalability and security of software services.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering.
• Proficiency in API development and cloud technologies.
• Ability to mentor and lead a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage SRE functions daily and develop real-world solutions.
• Oversee software performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in an agile environment.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

API development

Terraform

AWS services

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

Mentoring

Job description

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Remote working with 1 day 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 empower users with high availability, stellar performance, and rich features to achieve their goals.

About the role:

This hands-on role involves working closely with the Head of Engineering to manage SRE functions daily, developing real-world solutions, and ensuring positive user experiences. You will oversee the maturity, security, performance, and scalability of our software and services across cloud infrastructure, with significant autonomy to shape the team's future using your extensive skills 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
• Working with AWS services such as IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• Using CloudFormation and CDK
• Experience with serverless computing