Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company focused on automotive software is searching for a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to manage their SRE function. The role allows for significant autonomy in enhancing software scalability and performance, primarily working remote with 1 day every 2 weeks in the Stoke-On-Trent office. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in SRE, DevOps practices, and AWS services. This is a full-time, permanent position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or related fields.
• Strong understanding of AWS services.
• Experience in leading teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SRE function daily.
• Collaborate with the Head of Engineering and teams to develop solutions.
• Ensure high availability and performance of software.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

API development

Container management (Kubernetes)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

AWS services

Team leadership

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

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Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Watford, Hertfordshire

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Client:

Click Dealer

Location:

Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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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 independent and franchise 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 is a hands-on role working within the Software Engineering team. You will 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 approach to the maturity, security, performance, and scalability of our software and services across cloud infrastructure. You will have significant autonomy to influence the team’s future using your extensive skills in:

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