Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (AWS Python JS) - Lead Role - UK

Location:

London (Hybrid)

Salary: £100k - £120k per year

Do you have a software engineering background with a passion for infrastructure, and are you ready to take the lead in building a world-class Site Reliability Engineering function from the ground up?

You could be progressing your career in a high-impact, foundational SRE role, joining a successful and profitable Australian start-up as their first dedicated UK SRE hire. You will be the technical and operational lead for critical systems, setting the standard for a team that will be built around you. You ll receive full support and handover from existing UK-based team members to ensure a smooth start.

This role is ideal for an independent, ambitious engineer who is hungry to step into a leadership position within the next few years.

As the Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be expected to drive significant, end-to-end improvements across the entire infrastructure lifecycle.

• Improving Deployment Speed: Taking the lead on optimising and accelerating software delivery processes.
• Pipeline Implementation: Designing and implementing robust deployment pipelines and comprehensive test suites.
• Performance & Monitoring: Designing and building a state-of-the-art performance measurement and monitoring system.
• Operational Excellence: Improving end-to-end operational practices to enhance system reliability and efficiency.
• Cost Management: Strategically driving down infrastructure costs for our AWS environment.
• Security: Helping to improve product security processes and practices.
• Third-Party Leadership: Acting as the primary technical lead, interacting with our third-party providers in the UK to improve performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of integrated services.

• You are a Software Engineer at heart with a deep-seated passion for infrastructure and systems.
• You have significant commercial experience with AWS
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• You thrive working independently and are eager to take ownership of complex, high-value projects.
• You have the ambition and drive to lead a team when the opportunity arises.
• You must have full working rights in the UK.

• The chance to be the founding member of a new SRE function, with a clear path to leadership.
• Ownership over the design and implementation of core operational systems.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible working arrangements.

Apply now to find out more about this Senior Site Reliability Engineer opportunity and take the next step in your career.