Site Reliability Engineer - Data (Fintech)

TL;DR

Site Reliability Engineer - Data (DevOps/Fintech): Ensuring the reliability and scalability of data platforms, including ingestion, exports, and warehouse management with an accent on database engineering and cloud infrastructure. Focus on automating Azure resources, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and designing monitoring strategies to reduce toil and enhance system visibility.

Location: Hybrid (London, UK) - 2 days in office

Company

A profitable financial platform providing business credit cards, spend management tools, and savings products for small businesses.

What you will do

• Manage and automate resources in Azure, Datadog, NGINX, and Cloudflare.
• Develop and monitor Kubernetes and Serverless resources using Terraform and Helm.
• Design and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting strategies using Datadog.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows using Azure DevOps, Github, and Flux.
• Lead incident response, encompassing investigations, remediation, and post-mortems.
• Assist data teams with database architecture, data transformation, and performance tuning.

Requirements

• Experience managing public cloud environments and proficiency with IaC (Terraform).
• Proficiency with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience building and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language: Python, PowerShell, or Go.
• Expertise in database fundamentals, SQL, and experience with Snowflake or other DBMS.
• Location: Must be based in or able to commute to the London office 2 days a week

Culture & Benefits

• Private healthcare, dental, and opticians services through Vitality.
• Worldwide travel insurance.
• Anniversary rewards including a 4-week fully paid sabbatical.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 7% match.
• Annual learning and wellbeing budget.
• Dog-friendly office equipped with a pool table, arcade machine, and beer tap.

Hiring process

• 30-minute intro and values call with Talent Partner.
• 60-minute CV overview and technical chat with SRE Team Lead and Platform Engineering Manager.
• 75-minute technical exercise and Q&A with the SRE Lead.
• 30-minute final chat with Lead DBA and Lead Data Platform Engineer.