Site Reliability Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounts

28 days holiday

Wellbeing & parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to help run resilient cloud-hosted services and data pipelines within our security domain. You will join a collaborative team, improving reliability, scalability and performance of critical platforms and products.

You’ll contribute to DevOps initiatives, automate processes, support incidents and strengthen monitoring and observability using tools like Dynatrace, Terraform and GitHub. Hybrid work model applies.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms, especially GCP, through projects or certification.
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell or Bash to automate tasks.
• Understanding of DevOps and SRE practices and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with IaC (Terraform) and source control practices.
• Strong problem solving and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Support reliable functioning of cloud-based applications and services.
• Contribute to DevOps and SRE initiatives to improve resilience and efficiency.
• Work with engineering teams to deploy and maintain cloud solutions.
• Automate operational processes to reduce manual work.
• Support incident management, RCAs and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to monitoring, observability and performance improvements.

Skills

GCP

Python

Shell scripting

DevOps

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub

Collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Dynatrace

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Terraform

Job description

JOB TITLE: Site Reliability Engineer

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Manchester or Leeds

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at one of our above office sites

About this opportunity

We're transforming how data and security are engineered across Lloyds Banking Group, using data, automation and modern architectures to detect, disrupt and deter threats at pace and scale. Within the Chief Security Office, our Security Data & AI Lab is building intelligent, AI-driven security capabilities that help keep our customers and colleagues safe!

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll join a collaborative team focused on the resilient operation of cloud-hosted applications and services. You'll work alongside experienced engineers, developing your technical expertise while helping improve the reliability, scalability and performance of critical platforms and products!

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you'll:

• Support the reliable functioning of applications and services hosted in the cloud, helping to identify, fix and resolve issues before they impact customers.

• Contribute to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering initiatives that improve service resilience, availability and operational efficiency.

• Work closely with engineering teams to deploy, maintain and enhance cloud-based solutions, data pipelines and platform capabilities.

• Help automate operational processes, reducing manual effort and improving consistency through engineering standard process.

• Support incident management, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities, helping to strengthen service reliability over time.

• Contribute to monitoring, observability and service performance capabilities, using operational insights to improve customer outcomes.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and technology to transform how we meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

What you'll need
We're looking for engineers who are curious, collaborative and motivated to build their expertise in cloud engineering, automation and service reliability.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or equivalent experience gained through projects, training or certification.

• Experience using scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell or Bash to automate processes and solve technical problems.

• Understanding of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices, including continuous improvement, operational excellence and collaborative delivery. The SBO Skills Library identifies DevOps and SRE & Service Engineering as core engineering skill areas.

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools such as Terraform, alongside source control and software development practices.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse issues systematically and contribute to effective solutions. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving are recognised enterprise skills within the SBO Skills Library.

• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build effective working relationships and contribute positively within a team environment. Collaboration is identified as a key personal skill within the SBO Skills Library.

And any experience of this would be really useful

• Experience supporting production services, operational platforms or live environments.

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms such as Dynatrace.

• Experience with Google SecOps.

• Experience working with GitHub, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native engineering practices.

• Experience using Jira and Confluence and working within Agile delivery teams.

• GCP certifications or evidence of hands-on learning and continuous professional development.

• Experience working in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering or Technical Operations environments.

About working for us

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

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 condition or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help remove barriers and ensure an inclusive experience.

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

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies