Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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

Job summary

A technology firm specializing in automotive solutions is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with a focus on cloud infrastructure. In this hands-on role, you will empower users through high availability and stellar performance, alongside providing expertise in AWS and containerized environments. The position allows for remote work with occasional office presence in Stoke-On-Trent, ensuring a balance in professional flexibility and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps.
• Experience with AWS services, particularly IAM, S3, and EKS.
• Proficient in Terraform and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Run the SRE function on a day-to-day basis.
• Review and drive strategic approaches for software and services.
• Lead and mentor team members towards success.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps/Infrastructure/Platform management

Development and deployment of APIs using containerised environments such as Kubernetes

Implementing/enhancing IaC specifically Terraform

Collaborating with business stakeholders in an agile environment

Leading, coaching and mentoring team members

AWS and its services

CloudFormation/CDK

Exposure to working with serverless computing

Job description

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Location: Remote working *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 of companies backed by the Global Investment firm, Carlyle Group. Today, we’re proud to be trusted by over 1,800 independent and franchise dealerships across the UK.

The SRE Team

We count on our site reliability engineers (SREs) to empower users with a rich feature set, high availability, and stellar performance levels to pursue their goals.

About the role

This is a hands-on role. Working as part of the Software Engineering team, you will run the SRE function on a day-to-day basis working closely with the Head of Engineering providing SRE expertise whilst collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop real-world solutions and positive user experiences.

The successful candidate will review, lead & drive our strategic approach to the maturity, security, performance and scalability of our software & services across our cloud infrastructure. You will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in which to shape the future direction of the team using your extensive background and skills in:

• Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps/Infrastructure/Platform management
• Development and deployment of APIs using containerised environments such as Kubernetes
• Implementing/enhancing IaC specifically Terraform.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders in an agile environment
• Leading, coaching and mentoring team members to achieve success
• AWS and its services, particularly IAM, S3, EKS, Networking.
• CloudFormation/CDK
• Exposure to working with serverless computing