Lead Site Reliability Engineer

About the role

This position focuses on maintaining the stability and performance of high-stakes banking systems. You will serve as a senior technical lead, driving SRE standards and collaborating across departments to optimize system health through automation and observability.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Design and maintain reliability practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Build and manage automated regression testing frameworks to verify platform stability during updates.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation workflows.
• Define and track Service Level Objectives, Service Level Indicators, and error budgets.
• Conduct root cause analysis and manage incident response processes.
• Develop self-healing systems and automated recovery protocols.
• Perform capacity planning and performance tuning for distributed architectures.

Requirements

• Expertise in Azure App Services and Azure networking.
• Proficiency with Azure Monitor and native operational tools.
• Experience with Dynatrace and OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing.
• Ability to manage centralized logging and log aggregation systems.
• Skill in developing alerts and operational dashboards.
• Experience with application lifecycle and release management.

Nice to have

• Background in supporting enterprise-scale applications within regulated industries.
• Proficiency in scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience leading incident response teams and post-incident improvement projects.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Relevant certifications in Azure, Terraform, or SRE disciplines.
• Strong ability to coordinate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and architecture teams.

Skills & tools

• Azure (Monitor, App Services, Networking)
• Terraform
• Dynatrace
• OpenTelemetry
• CI/CD pipelines
• Python, PowerShell, Bash
• Distributed tracing
• SLO/SLI management

Practical notes

This role requires the ability to lead complex initiatives independently and communicate technical strategies to diverse stakeholders.