Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading automotive software company in the UK is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Site Reliability Engineering team. The role involves daily management of SRE functions, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and enhancing user experiences. Ideal candidates will have expertise in Site Reliability Engineering, API development, and cloud services such as AWS. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps practices.
• Strong background in API development and deployment.
• Familiarity with containerized environments such as Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Run the SRE function daily within the Software Engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience.
• Lead initiatives to improve software scalability and performance.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

API development

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud services (AWS)

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

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 the way 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) empower users with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance levels.

About the role

This hands-on role, within the Software Engineering team, involves running the SRE function daily, working closely with the Head of Engineering. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and enhance user experience.

You will review and lead strategic initiatives to improve 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, and Platform management
• API development and deployment in containerized environments like Kubernetes
• Implementing and enhancing Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
• Collaborating with stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
• AWS services, including IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• CloudFormation/CDK
• Working with serverless computing