Site Reliability Engineer - Public cloud
We're looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help develop, operate and continuously improve critical compliance monitoring and security data platforms. You'll combine software engineering, cloud infrastructure, database management and operational excellence to ensure services remain secure, resilient, performant and available.
Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you'll apply Site Reliability Engineering principles to reduce operational toil, improve observability, automate repetitive activities and enhance platform reliability across the estate. The role aligns to LBG Grade D engineering expectations, combining hands-on technical delivery with a strong focus on operational excellence, continuous improvement and customer outcomes.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Deliver reliability improvements through automation, observability and engineering best practices.
Support CI/CD pipeline development and deployment automation activities.
Experience supporting enterprise database technologies including:
o Oracle Database
o IBM DB2
o SAP HANA
o Microsoft SQL Server
Strong SQL skills including query optimisation, troubleshooting and performance tuning.
Experience monitoring database health, utilisation, availability and performance.
Understanding of backup, recovery, replication and disaster recovery processes.
Experience identifying and resolving database, application and infrastructure performance bottlenecks.
Knowledge of database security controls, auditing and operational governance.
Understanding of large-scale operational data platforms and mission-critical services.
DESIRABLE SKILLS
Experience supporting cyber security, compliance monitoring or risk management platforms.
Knowledge of Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) technologies.
Experience working with security telemetry and operational analytics platforms.
Experience supporting data engineering, analytics or AI-enabled platforms.
Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Google Cloud SQL or BigQuery.
Experience working with NoSQL technologies such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB or Cassandra.
Understanding of AI, machine learning or advanced analytics environments.
Experience working within financial services or another highly regulated industry.