Lead SRE - FinTech - £125K

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the FinTech sector is seeking a talented Site Reliability Engineer to lead and expand their SRE team in the UK. This hands-on role focuses on enhancing and automating trading platforms within a cutting-edge, high-availability infrastructure. You will take charge of release pipelines and performance engineering while utilizing a broad range of tools and technologies. As a senior leader, you will have the opportunity to shape the team's vision and drive technology strategies forward, making a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. If you are passionate about SRE and eager to lead a dynamic team, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Strong technical experience in Site Reliability and DevOps Engineering.
• Experience with Java and/or Python development and scripting.
• Knowledge of high availability infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Site Reliability Engineering team and drive engineering improvements.
• Own release pipelines and performance engineering.
• Define and implement technology strategies for the team.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps Engineering

Java Development

Python Development

Containerization

Monitoring

Automation

Cloud Technologies

Linux

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

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Our client is one of the world’s leading FinTech companies and is building out their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team in the UK.

They’re looking to hire an experienced SRE to lead the team, grow it, and drive engineering forwards.

The role will still be very “hands on” with a focus on the improvement, automation, and engineering of their trading platforms – a cutting-edge, low latency, and very high-availability infrastructure.

You’ll take real ownership of release pipelines, performance engineering, and work with a wide variety of tools and technologies.

As the senior leader in the team, you’ll be able to define and drive technology strategies - You’ll have the chance to make the team your own!

Requirements:

1. Very strong technical experience in Site Reliability / DevOps Engineering
2. Good experience of Java and/or Python development and scripting
3. Extensive experience with containers, monitoring, automation, Cloud, and Linux
4. Good knowledge of DevOps best practices, tools, and CI/CD pipelines
5. Understanding of working in high availability / high volume infrastructure environments
6. Excellent communication skills
7. The ability to lead others – A vision of “what good looks like”