Head of Site Reliability Engineering
<p><b>Salary: £85,000 - 85,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Experience in a senior SRE, Infrastructure, or Platform leadership role</li><li>Strong, practical experience operating production systems in AWS</li><li>Solid Linux systems and networking expertise (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing)</li><li>Background designing or supporting highly available, distributed systems</li><li>Good understanding of SRE principles and how to apply them pragmatically</li><li>Experience with automation and infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)</li><li>Ability to operate comfortably at both a technical and strategic level</li><li>Nice to have: Container and orchestration experience (Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)</li><li>Nice to have: Experience scaling platforms, teams, or operational maturity</li><li>Nice to have: Exposure to security, compliance, or regulated environments</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Leading the SRE and Infrastructure function, setting direction and priorities</li><li>Balancing hands-on technical involvement with strategic planning and leadership</li><li>Shaping and owning our AWS infrastructure and reliability roadmap</li><li>Defining and embedding SRE best practices, including monitoring, alerting, incident management, and capacity planning</li><li>Establishing and evolving SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets in partnership with engineering teams</li><li>Acting as a senior technical voice in architecture discussions and operational decision-making</li><li>Supporting incident response and post-incident reviews, with a focus on long-term improvement</li><li>Developing, mentoring, and empowering a high-performing engineering team</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>AWS</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>Linux</li><li>Load Balancing</li><li>Security</li><li>TCP/IP</li><li>Terraform</li><li>Cloud</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a Global Tech organization based in Manchester, seeking a Head of Site Reliability Engineering & Infrastructure to lead our SRE and Infrastructure capability within a modern, AWS-based environment. Our company offers a competitive salary of up to £80,000, along with a share options incentive scheme. You will thrive in a leadership role that balances strategy and technical influence while working in a flexible/hybrid environment. Our engineering-led culture emphasizes reliability and thoughtful decision-making, ensuring our platform remains resilient, scalable, and prepared for growth.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Experience in a senior SRE, Infrastructure, or Platform leadership role</li><li>Strong, practical experience operating production systems in AWS</li><li>Solid Linux systems and networking expertise (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing)</li><li>Background designing or supporting highly available, distributed systems</li><li>Good understanding of SRE principles and how to apply them pragmatically</li><li>Experience with automation and infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)</li><li>Ability to operate comfortably at both a technical and strategic level</li><li>Nice to have: Container and orchestration experience (Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)</li><li>Nice to have: Experience scaling platforms, teams, or operational maturity</li><li>Nice to have: Exposure to security, compliance, or regulated environments</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Leading the SRE and Infrastructure function, setting direction and priorities</li><li>Balancing hands-on technical involvement with strategic planning and leadership</li><li>Shaping and owning our AWS infrastructure and reliability roadmap</li><li>Defining and embedding SRE best practices, including monitoring, alerting, incident management, and capacity planning</li><li>Establishing and evolving SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets in partnership with engineering teams</li><li>Acting as a senior technical voice in architecture discussions and operational decision-making</li><li>Supporting incident response and post-incident reviews, with a focus on long-term improvement</li><li>Developing, mentoring, and empowering a high-performing engineering team</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>AWS</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>Linux</li><li>Load Balancing</li><li>Security</li><li>TCP/IP</li><li>Terraform</li><li>Cloud</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a Global Tech organization based in Manchester, seeking a Head of Site Reliability Engineering & Infrastructure to lead our SRE and Infrastructure capability within a modern, AWS-based environment. Our company offers a competitive salary of up to £80,000, along with a share options incentive scheme. You will thrive in a leadership role that balances strategy and technical influence while working in a flexible/hybrid environment. Our engineering-led culture emphasizes reliability and thoughtful decision-making, ensuring our platform remains resilient, scalable, and prepared for growth.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>