Site Reliability Engineer II

National Society for Black Engineers; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company on a mission to protect life, where your expertise in site reliability engineering will directly impact the safety and justice of society. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with diverse teams to build robust cloud-native solutions, ensuring high quality and reliability across mission-critical services. You will have the opportunity to drive innovation, influence architectural best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this organization values your unique perspective and encourages you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. This is more than just a job; it's a chance to make a meaningful difference.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension with employer match

30 days holiday

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Development Programs

Office snacks

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in site reliability engineering.
• Strong experience in managing cloud platforms and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in multiple programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Build foundational platforms for rapid service provisioning.
• Write performant and maintainable code.
• Educate engineering teams on architectural patterns.

Skills

Cloud Platforms Management (Azure, AWS)

Kubernetes Operations (AKS, EKS)

Programming Languages (Python, Go, C#, Java)

Code Collaboration (GitHub, ArgoCD)

CI/CD Platforms

Observability Tools

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloudformation)

Tooling Design for SaaS/PaaS

Problem-Solving Skills

Empathy for Software Engineers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Cloudformation

Kubernetes

GitHub

Job description

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

As an SRE contributor in the Infrastructure CICD group, you are passionate about delivering solutions to the real-time problems our mission-critical cloud native services encounter. You are also obsessed about achieving the high quality and reliability our customers demand. You will work closely not only with other SRE's and SWE's, but your technical deliverables will reach the entire engineering organization to enable product teams to continuously deliver features on the vanguard of innovation.
What You'll Do

Location: London, England

• Build robust, easy-to-use foundational platforms and tools that enable engineering teams to provision services rapidly, consistently, and securely.
• Exemplify cloud-native site reliability best practices.
• Write code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise.
• Employ strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug problems in cloud-native distributed systems.
• Influence and educate the engineering organization to adopt new and improved architectural patterns.
• Provide robust documentation for use by engineers to promote self-service.
• Take calculated risks, champion new ideas, and cultivate your craft.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of applicable experience.
• Experience managing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar.
• Experience operating in Kubernetes platforms like AKS, EKS, or similar.
• Experience using languages such as Python, Go, C#, Java, or similar.
• Experience of code collaboration such as GitHub, ArgoCD, or similar.
• Experience utilizing CI/CD platforms to automate provisioning infrastructure, software builds, tests, and releases.
• Experience using observability tools such as APM, logging, and metrics to assist with debugging issues.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools for provisioning infrastructure such as Terraform, Cloudformation, or similar.
• Experience designing tooling to simplify the operational management of SaaS/PaaS systems.
• Familiarity with building flexible and testable Infrastructure as Code modules.
• Empathy to support the needs of software engineers.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and pension with employer match
• 30 ays holiday
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Development Programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent - regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances - and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [e-mail]. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.