Overview
In this Principal SRE role, you will own AWS-hosted infrastructures delivering B2B aviation services, ensuring reliability, performance, and secure scalability. You’ll collaborate with a cross-functional team to deploy feature-rich, resilient systems and lead cloud migration efforts from on-premises to AWS. You’ll balance speed with reliability while hitting defined service levels, and support critical incidents as part of an on-call rotation. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge aviation tech and a path to shape global cloud architectures.
Pay / Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus 9 public holidays (option to buy/sell up to 5 days)
- Competitive salary package and bonus scheme
- Excellent 2:1 matched pension contribution (up to 10%)
- BUPA health insurance with discounted rates for immediate family
- Life assurance
- Group Income Protection
Responsibilities
- Own one or more AWS-hosted infrastructures delivering products to commercial customers
- Manage, enhance, and troubleshoot AWS environments with CI/CD best practices
- Deliver features with an agile release pattern and continuous testing
- Guide the team in using AWS tools to scale features for customers
- Drive the migration of a multi-tenant web application from on-premises to AWS
- Participate in on-call rotation to support critical service incidents
Key requirements
- Extensive experience delivering and operating large-scale cloud systems (AWS preferred)
- Software engineering background with coding skills in OO language (C#/.NET or Python)
- Infrastructure as code with AWS CDK
- Experience managing AWS ECS clusters and PostgreSQL databases
- Experience with Bash and/or PowerShell scripting
- Experience with system design consulting, platform management, and AWS CloudFormation
- Experience with Docker and Git
- Collaborative mindset
- Strong documentation and communication
- Problem-solving under pressure
- AWS (EC2/ECS/CloudFormation)
- AWS CDK
- PostgreSQL
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (Remote) in Winnersh employer: Raytheon
Raytheon UK is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and inclusive work environment in Glenrothes where employees can thrive and contribute to cutting-edge defence and aerospace technology. With a strong focus on professional development, competitive benefits including a generous pension scheme, and a culture that prioritises teamwork and innovation, we empower our Production Managers to lead impactful projects while enjoying a fulfilling work-life balance. Join us to be part of a community dedicated to shaping the future of national security and fostering personal growth.
