SRE Lead

SRE LeadOur client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires an experiencedSRE Leadto be based in their client's office inEdinburgh, UK.This is a hybrid role - you can work remotely in the UK and attend theEdinburghoffice 2 days per week.This is 6monthtemporary contract (possible to extend), to start ASAP.Day rate: Competitive Market rate.Role Description:The client is looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join their Everyday Banking Platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring reliability, scalability and performance of their cloud infrastructure and applications on GCP. You will focus on automating infrastructure deployments, optimising CI/CD pipelines, monitoring health of GCP environment and driving performance improvements. Collaborating closely with development and support teams, you will help maintain high availability, resilience, and seamless experience for their customers journeys on cloud. Additionally, you will focus on cost optimisation, incident management and enhancing observability across cloud-based systems.Key Responsibilities:Cloud infrastructure AutomationDesign, develop and maintain cloud infrastructure on GCPImplement infrastructure as a code using tools like Terraform, Ansible etc to automate the cloud resource provisioningOptimise and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient application deployment and rollbacks using Jenkins, Github Actions or GitLab CI/CDAutomate the operational tasks to improve efficiency using Scripting languages like Python, Shell Scripting etcEnsure security best practices, Cost optimisation and performance tuning, adhering to governance standards for Cloud workloadsSite reliability & Production SupportContinuously monitor and ensure health checks and stability of GCP clusters eg. Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Compute engine etc.Implement automated health checks, capacity planning and optimise performance to ensure high availability and reliabilityEnhance observability and alerting using the tools like Google cloud operational suite (Stackdriver), Dynatrace, Splunk etcDefine and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLO), Service level indicators (SLIs) and error budgets to improve the system reliabilityMonitor, troubleshoot and resolve production incidents ensuring minimal downtime and disruptionConduct root cause analysis (RCA) to drive continuous improvement.Collaboration and Operational ExcellenceWork closely with development and support teams and Cloud Engineers to enhance application resilience and overall system reliabilityImprove monitoring, alerting and self-healing capabilities to minimise manual interventionSupport infrastructure upgrades, cloud migrations and platform optimisationDevelop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, automation scripts for streamlined operationsEnsure compliance with security policies, IAM configurations and group standards across all cloud infrastructure and processesMaintain stability and reliability for essential production systems supporting the company's Investment Strategy and Execution teamsEnhance the company's technology infrastructure to align with ambitious and dynamic business goalsAddress user-reported issues promptly and effectively, diagnosing root causes and implementing measures to avoid recurrenceAssist in advancing the firms integration with cloud technologies (eg, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) to deliver scalable and flexible resources for researchActively improve monitoring and alerting frameworks to ensure system health visibility and enable swift action during performance issuesSet up and take part in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support for critical global operationsSupport and ensure the stability of the applicationsChange, Incident and Problem managementParticipate in change planning, deployment and reviewPerform proactive maintenance activities, engage in automation activities, and perform root cause analysis and remediationWrite and maintain scripts to monitor system functionality and performanceWrite scripts to automate multiple manual tasksMonitor incident queues, troubleshoot issues and lead conference calls with other groups to mitigate impactsApply code and operation break fixes and other proactive maintenance activitiesEvaluate the issues reported by their clients in order to provide ongoing solutionsParticipate in on call rotation as assigned by managerProvide extended support if needed and work with offshore teams to facilitate around the clock support for applications and services.Key Requirements:Strong expertise in GCP services such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Pub/Sub etcHands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible or similar tools for infrastructure automation and provisioningProven experience in building and optimising CI/CD pipelines for RTL environments using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD etcExperience with monitoring and observability tools like Google Cloud Operations Suite (Stackdriver), Dynatrace, Splunk and strong background in incident response and troubleshootingSolid understanding of networking, identity and access management (IAM), cloud security and best practicesDemonstrated ability to work in Agile teams and collaborate effectively with development and operations team to ensure system resilience and high availabilityClient facing, assertive Engineering LeaderDue to the volume of applications received, unfortunately we cannot respond to everyone.If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.