Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software provider in automotive is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer for a remote role, requiring occasional in-office presence. The candidate will manage SRE functions daily and develop solutions for enhanced user experience, focusing on software maturity and cloud infrastructure. Key skills include SRE, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS services.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to manage daily SRE functions in collaboration with software teams.
• Experience leading strategies on software maturity and scalability.
• Strong background in working with cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SRE function and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Shape strategy for performance and security across cloud services.
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance skills.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure Management

API Development

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Agile Methodologies

AWS Services

CloudFormation/CDK

Serverless Computing

Job description

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Remote working with 1 day in every 2 weeks at 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 rich features.

About the role:

This hands-on role involves working with the Software Engineering team to manage the SRE function daily, collaborating with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop solutions and enhance user experiences.

The successful candidate will lead and shape our strategy on software and service maturity, security, performance, and scalability across cloud infrastructure, with significant autonomy to influence the team’s future direction. Key skills include:

• Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps/Infrastructure/Platform management
• API development and deployment using containerized environments like Kubernetes
• Implementing/enhancing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Working with business stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
• Experience with AWS services such as IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• CloudFormation/CDK
• Experience with serverless computing