Site Reliability Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group

Greater London

On-site

GBP 56,000 - 93,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to help build, scale and operate the platforms powering Curve's products and services. You will support the infrastructure, improve reliability and security, and drive best practices in site reliability engineering.

You will build and maintain infrastructure through code and develop Terraform modules. You will scale observability, automate engineering workflows, and ensure services remain secure, resilient and highly available for

Qualifications

Experience deploying production-ready apps to Kubernetes clusters.
2+ years with AWS or GCP in production environments.
Experience defining infrastructure as code with Terraform.
Proficiency in Go or Python for automation and tooling.
Strong troubleshooting across network, HTTP, OS, and DB.
Familiarity with Agile delivery and documentation.
Curiosity for cloud-native tech and continuous learning.
Collaborates well with engineers, PMs and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Deploy and operate scalable platforms powering services.
Work with engineering to improve reliability and security.
Build infrastructure as code and maintain Terraform modules.
Improve observability and runbooks; drive incident post-mortems.
Scale the platform for millions of customers and automate
Write clear technical docs and mentor teammates.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Python

Troubleshooting

Agile

Documentation

Collaboration

Ownership

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Coralogix

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

HashiCorp Vault

GitLab

Flux

Helm

Istio

Job description

JOB TITLE: Site Reliability Engineer

SALARY: Up to £80,780 (Outside London), £93,390 (London)

LOCATION: Remote (UK Based)

HOURS: Full Time (35 Hours)

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you\'ll be doing

We\'re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to help build, scale and operate the platforms that power Curve\'s products and services. Working closely with engineering teams across the business, you\'ll support the infrastructure they rely on, improve reliability and security across our platforms, and champion best practices in site reliability engineering. You\'ll build and maintain infrastructure through code, develop Terraform modules, explore and evaluate emerging technologies, contribute to incident post-mortems, and help drive a culture of continuous improvement. You\'ll also play a key role in scaling Curve\'s platform for millions of customers, improving observability, accelerating engineering teams through automation, and ensuring our services remain secure, resilient and highly available.

Why Join us?

If you think all banks are the same, you\'re wrong. We\'re a pioneering, fast-changing business that\'s shaping finance as a force for good. If you\'re after a role where you can have an impact and do the best work of your career, you\'ve just found it

What we\'re looking for?

Experience deploying production-ready applications to Kubernetes clusters
At least 2 years of experience working with a cloud provider such as AWS or GCP
Experience defining infrastructure as code, ideally using Terraform
Experience with a modern programming language such as Go or Python
Strong troubleshooting skills across client, network, HTTP, server, database and operating system layers
Experience working within Agile development environments and sprint-based delivery
Ability to write clear, concise and effective technical documentation
Passion for learning and staying current with cloud-native and software engineering technologies
Experience collaborating with engineers, product managers and stakeholders across the business
Demonstrated ownership mindset and ability to deliver initiatives from concept through to launch

And it would be great if you had any of the following...

Experience working with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform
Experience supporting Kubernetes (EKS) environments and service mesh technologies such as Istio
Knowledge of observability tooling including Prometheus, Grafana or Coralogix
Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB or HashiCorp Vault
Experience using GitLab, Flux or Helm within CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of PCI-compliant infrastructure design
Experience working within a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment
Experience introducing automation initiatives that improve engineering efficiency
Experience evaluating and implementing new platform or infrastructure technologies

This is a place for you

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition, through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers - just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes