Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Birmingham

Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Birmingham

Birmingham Full-Time 80000 - 80664 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Sivara GmbH

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Ensure our applications are reliable and secure while mentoring other engineers.
  • Company: Join a forward-thinking organisation with a strong focus on engineering excellence.
  • Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, flexible hours, and a competitive salary up to £80,664.
  • Other info: Great opportunities for professional development and work-life balance.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact by improving systems and leading incident management.
  • Qualifications: Experience in reliability engineering and cloud-based applications is essential.

The predicted salary is between 80000 - 80664 £ per year.

Salary: £80,000 – £80,664 per year

Requirements

  • Demonstrable experience of reliability engineering, including capacity and performance management through monitoring, logging, and alerting.
  • Demonstrable experience of supporting a live service, including live operations, incident management, and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrable experience of developing and supporting cloud‑based applications in AWS.
  • Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Demonstrable experience communicating effectively with stakeholders at multiple levels to provide feedback and support.
  • Demonstrable experience using automation to remove toil with scripting, infrastructure, and configuration as code.

Responsibilities

  • Make sure our applications and infrastructure are reliable, secure, and ready for scale.
  • Work closely with development teams from the design stage to help build systems that follow best practices and meet department standards.
  • Lead by example by mentoring other SREs, guiding teams, and driving improvements.
  • Create and maintain detailed runbooks so incidents can be resolved quickly and efficiently.
  • Automate repetitive tasks, reduce toil, and ensure monitoring is in place so issues are spotted before they become problems.
  • Take the lead in coordinating the right people and restoring services fast during major incidents.
  • Manage error budgets, review high‑priority incidents, and promote a culture of engineering ownership across the organisation.

Technologies

  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud Support
  • DevOps

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model combining home working and face‑to‑face collaboration.
  • Flexible hours.
  • Strong work‑life balance.
  • Competitive salary up to £80,664.
  • Civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97 %.
  • Generous annual leave.
  • Additional flexi‑time.
  • Volunteering time.
  • Charitable giving support.
  • Discounts and savings.
  • Bike and season ticket loans.
  • Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Birmingham employer: Sivara GmbH

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will thrive in a dynamic environment that champions innovation and collaboration. Our hybrid working model promotes a strong work-life balance, while our commitment to professional development ensures you have ample opportunities for growth and advancement. With competitive salaries, generous leave, and a supportive culture that values your contributions, we are dedicated to making your experience both meaningful and rewarding.

Sivara GmbH

Contact Details:

Sivara GmbH Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Birmingham

Reliability Engineering
Capacity Management
Performance Management
Monitoring
Logging
Alerting
Incident Management