Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for GCP Analytics Platform

Lloyds Bank plc; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent banking institution is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for its GCP Analytics Platform in Manchester. This full-time, hybrid position focuses on improving cloud infrastructure performance and reliability, requiring Google Cloud expertise and an understanding of SRE principles. Competitive salary offered, alongside extensive benefits including a generous pension contribution and a range of wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Certification, such as Google Cloud Associate Engineer.
• 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud products, particularly in the context of analytics platforms or large-scale infrastructure.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and/or operation of significant aspects of the data management system.
• Deliver prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by working within established knowledge management systems.
• Define, deliver, and adapt specialized products/services to meet customer needs.

Skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Certification

1 to 3 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud products

Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles

Experience with infrastructure as code

Proficiency in monitoring and observability tools

Knowledge of Linux systems

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for GCP Analytics Platform

Apply locations Manchester time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 14, 2025 (12 days left to apply) job requisition id 139740

End Date

Wednesday 13 August 2025

Salary Range

£47,790 - £53,100

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

An SRE will focus on monitoring and improving the SLO of their cloud infrastructure services whilst working under the guidance of senior SRE colleagues.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Site Reliability Engineer (GCP Analytics Platform)

SALARY: £47,790 – £53,100

LOCATION(S):Manchester

HOURS:Full-time – 35 hours per week

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

About this opportunity

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) within the Data & Platform Enablement Lab, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting a best-in-class analytics platform on Google Cloud within Lloyds Banking. Our mission is to drive cost efficiency, transparency, and accelerated time-to-value through automation, integration, and evergreening of the latest cloud-native tools and features.

You’ll be part of a team that provides foundational capabilities for data access, storage, processing, and deployment—empowering users through self-service, automated engagement, and Golden Paths that simplify platform adoption. Your focus will be on ensuring the reliability, scalability, and observability of our cloud infrastructure, while continuously improving service levels and operational excellence.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a platform that underpins enterprise-wide data provisioning, enabling faster, more efficient delivery of insights and innovation across the Group.

What you’ll do

• Manages the development and/or operation of significant aspects of the data management system with guidance from senior colleagues.

• Grows own capabilities by pursuing and investing in personal development opportunities and develops the capabilities of direct reports by working within existing development framework; provides specialised training or coaching in area of expertise to others throughout the organisation.

• Highlights shortcomings and suggests improvements in current IT Security processes, systems and procedures within assigned unit and/or discipline.

• Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by working within established knowledge management systems.

• Delivers outcomes by managing others and working within established systems.

• Defines, delivers, and adapts specialized products/services to meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!

What you’ll need

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Certification, such as Google Cloud Associate Engineer.

• 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience working with Google Cloud products, particularly in the context of analytics platforms or large-scale infrastructure.

• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and incident response.

• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Deployment Manager) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Proficiency in monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana).

• Knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and cloud security best practices.

It would be great if you also had

• Experience working in DevOps environments, with a focus on automation, scalability, and resilience.

• Familiarity with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, GKE) and serverless architectures.

• Exposure to data analytics platforms or big data tools (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub).

• Programming or scripting skills in Python, Go, or Bash.

• Experience with incident management, postmortems, and continuous improvement practices.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re 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 a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with 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:

• 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

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

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