Principal Systems Engineer in London

Principal Systems Engineer in London

London Full-Time 60000 - 80000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Harris

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Ensure reliability and performance of healthcare platforms while automating operations.
  • Company: Join Altera Digital Health, a leader in innovative healthcare technology.
  • Benefits: Competitive pay, remote work, and a chance to make a real impact.
  • Other info: Remote role with opportunities for professional growth and innovation.
  • Why this job: Be a technical leader in a dynamic environment that improves patient care.
  • Qualifications: 7+ years in enterprise applications and strong cloud experience required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 Β£ per year.

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Altera, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our hosted healthcare platforms. This role blends software and systems engineering to enhance service availability, automate operations, and improve the customer experience. You will act as a technical leader in monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and continuous improvement across our cloud and hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain and improve the reliability, availability, and performance of our production environments.
  • Lead the investigation and resolution of complex application, database, and infrastructure issues.
  • Participate in incident management, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and contribute to post-incident reviews to prevent future occurrences.
  • Define and measure Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Objectives (SLOs) to meet our service commitments.
  • Develop proactive monitoring and alerting strategies to identify and resolve issues before they impact customers.
  • Automate operational tasks using scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to improve efficiency.
  • Partner with engineering and cloud teams to refine deployment, monitoring, and support processes.
  • Provide technical leadership during major incidents and act as a key escalation point for critical issues.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, infrastructure, or cloud environments.
  • Monitoring & Observability: Strong experience with APM tools such as LogicMonitor, AppDynamics, Azure Monitor, SentryOne, Dynatrace, Datadog, or New Relic.
  • Microsoft Stack: Deep knowledge of Windows Server administration, IIS, .NET applications, Windows Clustering, MSMQ, Event Logs, and PerfMon.
  • Database Skills: Strong SQL Server experience, including performance tuning, query optimization, blocking analysis, and Always On Availability Groups.
  • Cloud & Networking: Experience with Azure cloud environments and a solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls).
  • ITSM & ITIL: Familiarity with ServiceNow (or other ITSM platforms) and ITIL principles.

Preferred Skills:

  • Scripting with PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep).
  • CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
  • Experience implementing SLOs, SLIs, and Error Budgets.
  • Experience in a healthcare technology or patient care environment.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering is preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Working Arrangements

This is a remote position open to candidates within the United States. You will participate in an on-call rotation to support our 24x7 healthcare environment. Occasional after-hours work is required for activations, upgrades, and major incidents.

Travel

Travel is not a requirement for this role.

Why Altera?

At Altera Digital Health, you will have the opportunity to profoundly impact the lives of patients by empowering healthcare providers to deliver superior care. You will join a passionate and gifted team committed to innovation and excellence. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package and the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Principal Systems Engineer in London employer: Harris

Corporate IT Systems Limited (CITSL) and Force Information Systems (FIS) offer a dynamic work environment where innovation meets collaboration. As a Director of Sales, you will benefit from an extensive employee benefits programme, including competitive salary, private healthcare, and generous leave entitlements, all while working in a culture that values growth and teamwork. With opportunities for professional development and a commitment to diversity, CITSL and FIS are dedicated to empowering their employees to achieve meaningful success in the public sector software market.

Harris

Contact Details:

Harris Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Principal Systems Engineer in London

Site Reliability Engineering
Monitoring and Observability
Application Performance Management (APM) tools
Windows Server Administration
IIS
.NET Applications
SQL Server Performance Tuning