Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading software firm for automotive dealerships is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to manage the SRE function. You will work closely with the Software Engineering team to ensure high availability and performance of services across cloud infrastructure. The role offers autonomy and requires expertise in Site Reliability Engineering, API development, and Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform and Kubernetes. This position is mainly remote with occasional office presence in Stoke-On-Trent.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering.
• Proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure.
• Strong capability in mentoring and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SRE function focusing on performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering and the Head of Engineering.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and cloud services.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

API development

Container orchestration

Infrastructure as Code

AWS services

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

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 serve over 1,800 dealerships across the UK.

The SRE Team:

Our site reliability engineers (SREs) ensure high availability, stellar performance, and feature-rich experiences 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 the SRE function, focusing on 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/Platform management
• API development and deployment in containerized environments like Kubernetes
• Implementing and enhancing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Collaborating with stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
• AWS services, including IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• CloudFormation/CDK
• Experience with serverless computing