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Site Reliability Technical Lead

3 weeks, 1 day ago
United Kingdom
Full-time
Lead
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
DevOps and Infrastructure
Agile AWS Datadog Docker Go Kanban Kubernetes Microservices Prometheus Python Scrum Terraform
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Arbor

Arbor

Arbor is the leading cloud MIS provider in the UK, empowering schools and MATs to collaborate effectively, save time, and enhance pupil achievement through centralized data management and insightful analytics.

IT Services
51-250
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Description

  • Define and guide system architecture, balancing trade-offs between speed, scalability, maintainability, and security.
  • Ensure systems are observable and meet agreed Service Level Objectives (SLOs) from design through production.
  • Drive continuous improvement in platform reliability, performance, and efficiency.
  • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and help improve the incident response process and framework.
  • Drive automation initiatives across the team to reduce operational toil and improve efficiency.
  • Uphold coding standards, promote automated testing, and support production readiness standards for all services.
  • Lead technical estimation, feasibility assessments, and structured release planning.
  • Mentor and coach engineers through feedback, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and engineers to align technical direction with product strategy.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Extensive professional experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering on complex, scalable systems.
  • Extensive expertise with AWS and distributed cloud architectures.
  • Proven experience operating platforms serving a high volume of requests, around 1,000 requests per second.
  • Advanced proficiency with Terraform and configuration management tools.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or a similar language for automation and tooling.
  • Deep experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as DataDog or Prometheus, plus incident/problem management.
  • Expert understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and resilience patterns.
  • Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS.
  • Practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and support the growth of fellow engineers.
  • Experience with chaos engineering and reliability testing is preferred.
  • Knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks is preferred.
  • Background in agile and lean methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban is preferred.
  • Contributions to open-source projects or the SRE community are preferred.

Benefits

  • Remote working arrangement.
  • Salary of £80,000 to £90,000.
  • 32 days holiday, including Bank Holidays, made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 company-wide days over Easter, Summer, and Christmas.
  • Life assurance at 3x annual salary.
  • Comprehensive wellness support through AIG Smart Health, including 24/7 virtual GP access, mental health support, counselling, and personalised health checks.
  • Private dental insurance with Bupa.
  • Salary sacrifice pension provided by Scottish Widows.
  • Enhanced maternity and adoption leave with 20 weeks full pay, plus 6 weeks full pay paternity leave.
  • Access to Calm and Bippit for wellbeing and financial coaching.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Dedicated professional development budget for CPD courses, upskilling resources, and memberships.
  • One paid volunteer day per year.
  • Dog-friendly offices.
  • Referral voucher valued up to £200 for successful friend referrals.

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