Site Reliability Engineer
Huxley Associates
Site Reliability Engineer (Cloud & Automation) - London - 2 Days on Site per week.
A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to drive reliability, automation, and performance across its cloud-hosted platforms.
The Opportunity
This role sits within a high-performing Platform Operations function, acting as a central point of expertise for SRE methodologies and automation. You will play a key role in improving system resilience, scalability, and operational excellence across a complex, regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of SRE best practices across cloud infrastructure
- Drive improvements in observability, alerting, and capacity planning (SLA / SLO / SLI)
- Identify and reduce operational toil through automation and remediation frameworks
- Build and enhance GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
- Develop and review production-grade code to support automation initiatives
- Support incident management and on-call processes, ensuring production stability
- Contribute to post-incident reviews, embedding SRE principles to reduce risk
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in SRE or infrastructure operations within cloud environments (AWS / GCP)
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Ansible, or PowerShell)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies
- Hands-on knowledge of observability / APM tools (e.g. Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace)
- Proven experience managing incidents, root cause analysis, and on-call support
- Understanding of SLA/SLO/SLI frameworks and reliability engineering principles
Desirable
- Background in software development
- Experience working within regulated financial services environments
- Familiarity with ITIL and enterprise service management frameworks
- Relevant certifications (e.g. AWS, Terraform)
Why Apply
- Opportunity to shape cloud reliability strategy in a large-scale environment
- Work with modern tooling across automation, DevOps, and SRE practices
- Strong emphasis on engineering excellence and continuous improvement
- Competitive compensation and long-term career progression
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