Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading automotive technology provider is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to manage cloud infrastructure and enhance services. This remote role involves collaborating across teams, mentoring staff, and ensuring high performance and security of applications. The ideal candidate should have experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps.
• Experience in deploying APIs using containerized environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Site Reliability function daily and work closely with the Head of Engineering.
• Develop solutions and enhance user experiences in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Lead and mentor team members in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure Management

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS services

Agile methodology

Job description

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Remote working, with 1 day 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 are trusted by over 1,800 dealerships across the UK.

The SRE Team:

Our site reliability engineers (SREs) empower users with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance levels.

About the role:

This is a hands-on role within our Software Engineering team. You will manage the SRE function daily, working closely with the Head of Engineering, and collaborate with 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, with significant autonomy.

• Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Platform management
• Development and deployment of APIs using containerized environments such as Kubernetes
• Implementing and enhancing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
• Collaborating with stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching, and mentoring team members
• Experience with AWS services, including IAM, S3, EKS, Networking
• Knowledge of CloudFormation and CDK
• Experience with serverless computing