Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading automotive software provider is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to oversee the management of their SRE function. You will work closely with the software engineering team to enhance security, performance, and scalability across cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, and AWS services. This full-time role offers remote work with occasional office attendance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps practices.
• Experience leading and mentoring a technical team.
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure management, particularly AWS.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operations and strategy of the Site Reliability Engineering function.
• Develop security, performance, and scalability strategies for cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams in an agile environment.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure management

Platform management

API development

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

AWS services

CloudFormation

Serverless computing

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 the way 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 feature-rich solutions.

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 daily. You will review, lead, and develop our strategy for security, performance, and scalability across our cloud infrastructure. You will have significant autonomy to shape the team's future based on your expertise 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
• AWS services such as IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• CloudFormation and CDK
• Experience with serverless computing