Lead Site Reliability Engineer SRE Java - FinTech

Client Server; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company in London is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer with a strong Java background. This role offers the opportunity to influence technology choices and lead a team in enhancing SRE operations. With a hybrid work model, you will work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Pension

Private Medical Care

Life Assurance

Option to buy or sell holiday days

Wellness benefits and gym subsidy

Enhanced paternity leave

Employee-led diversity networks

Casual dress code

Qualifications

• Experience leading medium to large teams (8+ engineers).
• Strong knowledge of building scalable solutions.
• Experience in complex microservices environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish SLOs and improve SRE operations.
• Provide technical leadership to a small team.
• Liaise with business stakeholders on product roadmap.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

Java

Communication

Collaboration

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline

Job description

Lead Site Reliability Engineer SRE Java - FinTech

Lead Site Reliability Engineer SRE Java - FinTech

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Team Lead (DevOps & Cyber Security) at Client Server

Lead Site Reliability Engineer / SRE (Java) London / WFH to £130k

Are you a Site Reliability Engineering technologist with a Java software engineering background seeking a role where you can make the technology choices, influence strategy and remain hands-on?

You could be progressing your career in an impactful role at a global CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as one of the UKs top employers.

As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer you will focus on improving and raising the bar for SRE operations across the firm. You establish SLOs, leveraging public cloud, containerisation, reliability testing and observability, liaising with business stakeholders to establish the product roadmap and providing technical leadership to a small team of experienced SRE Engineers.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office you'll be based in the City with an upbeat team environment, casual dress code and a range of facilities including roof terrace, canteen and break out areas.

About you:

• You are a Site Reliability Engineer SRE (or similar) with a Java software engineering background
• You have a strong knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering and how to build scalable solutions to improve reliability, productivity and efficiency - able to set the technical direction
• You have experience of leading medium and large teams (8+ engineers)
• You have a strong understanding of the architecture required for highly available and performant systems
• You have experience of working on complex microservices environments with thousands of microservices
• You have excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• You have experience of working in financial or product based environments
• You have a good knowledge of Agile systems development methodologies
• You are degree educated in Computer Science or similar technical discipline

What's in it for you:

As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer you will earn a competitive package:

• Salary to £130k + Bonus
• Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance
• Option to buy or sell holiday days
• Wellness benefits and gym subsidy
• Enhanced paternity leave including shared parental pay and leave
• Employee led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Plus a range of other perks

Apply now to find out more about this Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Java) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

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• Industries

  Software Development, Technology, Information and Internet, and Financial Services

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