Technical Lead - SRE
Location: UK
Level: Vice President
Sector: Financial Services / Banking (preferred)
We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to provide technical leadership across highly critical, enterprise-scale platforms. This role is ideal for an experienced SRE leader with a strong background in financial services or banking, combining hands-on engineering expertise with strategic influence.
Key Responsibilities:
* Define and drive SRE strategy, standards, and maturity across complex platforms.
* Design, build, and operate resilient, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
* Lead reliability engineering initiatives, including automation, observability, and incident management.
* Provide senior technical leadership during major incidents and drive long-term remediation.
* Use data, metrics, and SLOs to drive continuous improvement in availability and performance.
* Partner with senior stakeholders to align infrastructure and reliability strategy with business goals.
Required Experience:
* Extensive experience applying SRE practices in large-scale, regulated environments.
* Senior or executive-level technical leadership experience influencing cross-functional teams.
* Strong software engineering and automation background.
* Deep understanding of systems engineering, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code.
* Proven expertise in incident management and operational resilience.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.