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Cloud Operations Manager / Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Location: Mostly remote (1 day per month on-site in Leeds – open to all locations)
Package: £70,000 - £80,000 + £6k car allowance, up to 30% bonus, 26 days holiday + flexible benefits
About the Role
We’re seeking a Cloud Operations Manager / Lead Site Reliability Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping the reliability, scalability, and performance of a large-scale, AWS-based environment.
This is a senior leadership role combining strategic direction with hands-on technical expertise. Around 70% of your time will focus on leading, mentoring, and developing a high-performing operations/SRE team, driving best practices, and setting the strategy for cloud operations. The remaining 30% will see you rolling up your sleeves — working across AWS, automation, CI/CD, and performance tuning.
You’ll be part of the Cloud Centre of Excellence, helping to set the standard for cloud and reliability engineering across the business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in cloud operations leadership or site reliability engineering who wants to own and define how modern, resilient platforms are delivered at scale.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cloud operations and SRE engineers, fostering a culture of reliability and continuous improvement.
* Define and own the organisation’s cloud operations and SRE strategy, ensuring systems are resilient, scalable, and performant.
* Collaborate with engineering, operations, and product teams to embed reliability into the development lifecycle.
* Oversee incident management, root cause analysis, and drive improvements through automation and observability.
* Support and evolve CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab, Concourse), ensuring smooth and reliable build and release processes.
* Provide technical leadership on AWS, Infrastructure as Code, container platforms, and monitoring solutions.
* Produce clear reporting on reliability metrics (SLIs/SLOs) and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
Key Requirements
* Strong experience leading or managing SRE, Cloud Operations, or DevOps teams in complex environments.
* Proven track record in mentoring, coaching, and developing engineers.
* Broad technical knowledge including:
* CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Concourse)
* Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Ansible)
* Scripting/programming (Python, TypeScript, Bash, PowerShell)
* Background in Linux and/or Windows administration; Java experience a bonus.
* Experience working within a Cloud Centre of Excellence (or similar environment) is highly desirable.
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of both strategy and delivery within a high-profile Cloud Centre of Excellence. You’ll have the freedom to set direction, the support to grow a team, and the chance to shape modern cloud reliability engineering at scale.
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