Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive software company is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer. This remote role, requiring one day in the office every two weeks, involves managing the SRE function, enhancing user experiences, and leading strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, and AWS services, and will possess strong skills in mentoring and developing team members.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, particularly IAM, S3, EKS.
• Experience with containerized environments and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SRE function daily within the Software Engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences.
• Lead strategic approach to software and service maturity.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

API development and deployment

Terraform

AWS services

Mentoring and coaching

Tools

Kubernetes

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 a rich feature set 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 cross-functional teams to develop solutions and enhance user experiences. You will review, lead, and drive our strategic approach to software and service maturity, security, performance, and scalability across our cloud infrastructure. The role offers significant autonomy to shape the team's future based on your extensive experience 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 business stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
• AWS services, especially IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• CloudFormation/CDK
• Working with serverless computing