Senior Site Reliability Engineer | London, UK

Macquarie Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services group is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to transition from conventional compute to a containerization model. The role involves automating infrastructure, improving system reliability, and implementing best practices for container orchestration. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to enhance compute capabilities and ensure system health.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Unix; experience with Windows Server is a bonus.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Ansible.
• Experience supporting and managing Kubernetes clusters.

Responsibilities

• Automating infrastructure and improving system reliability.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance compute capabilities.
• Ensuring robust monitoring and incident response processes.

Skills

Unix

Python

Bash

Ansible

Kubernetes

GitOps

AWS

Grafana

AppDynamics

Splunk

CloudWatch

Job description

Our team is responsible for the compute resources across all divisions of the business. We are a multi-platform team supporting both Unix and Windows environments. As we transition from conventional compute to a containerization model, we are seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer to assist with this journey.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone—regardless of role—contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

As we evolve from conventional compute to a containerization model, your expertise will be crucial in automating infrastructure, improving system reliability, and implementing best practices for container orchestration. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance our compute capabilities, drive the adoption of modern, scalable solutions, and ensure robust monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement processes are in place to maintain system health and performance.

What you offer

• Strong experience with Unix; experience with Windows Server is a bonus.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Ansible.
• Experience supporting and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience managing declarative GitOps CD using ArgoCD.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, EKS, RDS, and Load Balancers.
• Experience with observability and logging tools such as Grafana, AppDynamics, Splunk, and CloudWatch.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us. If you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie, we encourage you to apply.

About Technology

Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, customers, and communities. We're a global team passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications, and designing tomorrow's technology solutions.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie during our recruitment process.

We aim to provide reasonable adjustments during recruitment and employment. Please let us know if you require additional assistance during the application process.

A career at Macquarie offers opportunities to develop new skills, explore interesting fields, and undertake challenging work that impacts lives worldwide—whether accelerating green energy, supporting global food supplies, financing social housing, or investing in infrastructure. We empower people to innovate and invest for a better future.

Our size and international presence mean your work can take you anywhere—across business groups, disciplines, sectors, and borders. With employees and offices in 31 markets, we are a truly global organization.

You’ll be supported by a diverse team where all perspectives, ideas, and experiences are valued. You’ll be empowered to address unmet needs in our communities while advising and investing alongside clients and partners. Working with us, you can make a difference.

Macquarie is a global financial group providing asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advisory, capital raising, and principal investment.

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