SRE: Cloud Infra, Kubernetes & Automation

A leading financial services company located in Central London is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join their growing Infrastructure team on a permanent basis with Hybrid working.

Responsibilities:

• Expand and fortify the IT architecture for optimal availability.

• Implement continuous integration and deployment practices for seamless development workflows.

• Leverage state-of-the-art technology for streamlined automation and repeatability.

• Engage in Agile practices, including pair programming and daily standups.

• Establish a competitive edge by constructing robust infrastructure.

• Efficiently reduce TOIL and make informed trade-offs when necessary.

• Foster strong relationships with business counterparts to gain deep insights into client needs.

• Contribute to shaping a culture centered around Service Level Objectives in the engineering domain.

• Proactively address challenges by identifying and confidently mitigating risks, issues, or control weaknesses in day-to-day operations.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven track record of working with cloud-based infrastructure, particularly in AWS environments.

• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.

• Extensive expertise in constructing, managing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters within a high-availability, high-traffic Production setting.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, with a preference for Go, Python, Ruby, or Node.

• Comfortable troubleshooting in intricate environments using a range of monitoring and logging tools, including but not limited to Grafana, Prometheus