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.

Your responsibilities will include:

•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.

About you:

•You are a Software Engineer at heart with a deep-seated passion for infrastructure and systems.

•You have significant commercial experience with AWS

•You are comfortable and proficient with JavaScript (JS) and Python for scripting, automation, and tooling.

•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.

What's in it for you:

•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.