Overview
Site Reliability Engineer – Full-time, permanent
Ready to join a team that's leading the way in reshaping the future of insurance? Here at esure Group, we are on a mission to revolutionise insurance for good. We’ve been providing Home and Motor Insurance since 2000, with over 2 million customers trusting us to keep them covered through our esure and Sheilas’ Wheels brands. With a bold dedication for digital innovation, we're transforming the way the industry operates and putting customers at the heart of everything we do.
Having completed our recent multi-year digital transformation, we’re now leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights alongside exceptional service, to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers ever-changing needs today and in the future.
Job Description
We are currently recruiting for a Site Reliability Engineer to join our Tech Enablement function. The successful candidate will be responsible for our monitoring estate, and for the continuous improvements and maintenance of it, and to assist in incident investigation and resolution when required. They also share skills within our Tech Enablement team and should be an evangelist for SRE techniques and goals to the broader IT community.
What you’ll do
* Deliver proactive and reactive activities to meet SLAs and availability.
* Partner with development squads pre-launch to embed monitoring best practices.
* Support application infrastructure to reduce risks, inefficiencies, and service issues.
* Provide incident support during office hours and on-call when required.
* Build strong relationships with Agile squads, DevOps, and wider technology teams
* Maintain and update monitoring platforms to ensure reliable, consistent operations.
* Collaborate with teams to enhance monitoring and improve alerting capabilities.
* Identify monitoring gaps and propose solutions to strengthen performance and resilience.
Qualifications
What we’d love you to bring:
* Experience of AWS (EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, etc)
* Monitoring / alerting tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, CloudWatch, Dynatrace)
* Knowledge of monitoring best practices for various platforms and technologies
* Docker and Kubernetes
* Git/Gitlab
* Jenkins / CI/CD / ArgoCD
* Jira and Confluence
* Scripting or coding with shell/bash/python
* Terraform
* Able to assist in troubleshooting complex issues involving multiple platforms and technologies
* Using agile principles and ways of working
* Ability to manage and track multiple workstreams simultaneously
Additional Information
* Competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience and potential.
* Discretionary bonus scheme that recognises your hard work and contributions to esure’s success.
* 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flexible days and the ability to buy and sell further holiday.
* Flexible benefits platform with perks to support health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
* Company funded private medical insurance for qualifying colleagues.
* Fantastic discounts on our insurance products – 50% off for yourself and spouse/partner and 10% off for direct family members.
* Hands-on training, mentoring, access to exclusive academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources.
* 2 volunteering days per year to support local communities.
* Internal networks and communities for connection, learning, and idea sharing.
* Hybrid working approach and flexibility to discuss how and where you do your best work.
* And much more; see a full overview of our rewards and benefits.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We celebrate individuality and create spaces where unique backgrounds and experiences can come together. Our commitment to inclusion extends to every part of our business, from hiring practices to professional growth opportunities, ensuring equal access and support for all.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
* Technology, Information and Internet
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