Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Job description

Technical Lead - SRE

Location: UK

Level: Vice President

Sector: Financial Services / Banking (preferred)

We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to provide technical leadership across highly critical, enterprise-scale platforms. This role is ideal for an experienced SRE leader with a strong background in financial services or banking, combining hands-on engineering expertise with strategic influence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and drive SRE strategy, standards, and maturity across complex platforms.
• Design, build, and operate resilient, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
• Lead reliability engineering initiatives, including automation, observability, and incident management.
• Provide senior technical leadership during major incidents and drive long-term remediation.
• Use data, metrics, and SLOs to drive continuous improvement in availability and performance.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align infrastructure and reliability strategy with business goals.

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience applying SRE practices in large-scale, regulated environments.
• Senior or executive-level technical leadership experience influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong software engineering and automation background.
• Deep understanding of systems engineering, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Proven expertise in incident management and operational resilience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-01-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English