Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in automotive sector is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to develop strategies and manage cloud infrastructure while mentoring team members. This remote role requires strong skills in Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS services. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in site reliability and DevOps practices.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience leading SRE strategies in a cloud environment.
• Strong knowledge of site reliability and DevOps practices.
• Proficient in API development and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop SRE strategies in cloud infrastructure.
• Manage site reliability and DevOps processes.
• Mentor and guide team members in best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS services

Agile collaboration

Mentoring

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 rich features.

About the role:

This hands-on role involves working closely with the Head of Engineering and cross-functional teams to develop real-world solutions, improve software security, performance, and scalability across our cloud infrastructure. You will:

• Lead and develop our SRE strategies
• Manage site reliability, DevOps, and infrastructure
• Develop and deploy APIs in containerized environments like Kubernetes
• Enhance Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Collaborate in an agile environment with stakeholders
• Mentor team members
• Work with AWS services such as IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• Utilize CloudFormation/CDK
• Gain exposure to serverless computing