Site Reliability Engineer

BT Plc.

Site Reliability Engineer

Salary Not Specified

BT Plc., Leeds

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: cfb3858e411f431984aa65828a98dee8

Full Job Description

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of complex software systems and digital services. We have more than 200 applications to support where it is important to have:

Smooth Operation of Online Services: the seamless functioning of online services is critical for us. Downtime, performance glitches, and unstable software releases can significantly impact user experience and business outcomes.

Different from DevOps: While DevOps focuses on delivering applications with a short and stable release lifecycle, SRE concentrates on production reliability. Our SRE teams ensure that software runs smoothly in real-world scenarios, with high availability and stability.

What you'll be doing

  • SREs responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of critical systems and applications.

  • Define and execute the SRE strategy and roadmap in alignment with organizational goals.

  • Resolve application related issues raised by the users through ticketing tools.

  • Follow Change Request (CR) process to implement PROD changes on regular basis.

  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.

  • Drive initiatives to reduce incidents and improve system resilience.

  • Identify opportunities for automation to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.

  • Collaborate with development teams to integrate reliability practices into the software development lifecycle.

  • Conduct post-incident reviews to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.

  • Define scaling strategies and capacity thresholds to maintain system performance.

  • Collaborate with security teams to ensure system security and compliance with industry regulations.

  • Implement security best practices and incident response plans to address security incidents.

  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of system architecture, configurations, and processes.

  • Track and report on key performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of SRE efforts.

  • Make data-driven decisions to improve system reliability and performance.

  • Collaborate with product teams to align SRE efforts with business objectives.

    Required

  • Understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and associated tools like Jenkins.

  • Should be good in Unix / Linux, JIRA, Git, Kubernetes, database concepts.

  • Familiarity with DevOps principles and practices, emphasizing collaboration between development and operations teams.


  • Desired
  • Proficient in key software and project management areas including production support, customer service, project management, delivery management, and transition & migration.

  • Solid knowledge of essential tools and platforms including Confluence, Docker, Git Lab, Sonar Qube, Dynatrace, Nexus IQ, and Nexus Repo.

  • Expertise in cost optimization across all levels, both on-premises and in the cloud, with a focus on efficiency and savings.

    25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

  • 10% on target bonus

  • Life Assurance

  • Pension scheme

  • Direct share scheme

  • Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

  • 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans

  • Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages

  • BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment

  • 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM Only plans & airtime element off a Flex Pay plan, Looking in:

  • - Leading inclusively and Safely
    I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
    - Owning outcomes
    I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

    Looking out:
    - Delivering for the customer
    I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
    - Commercially savvy
    I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

    Looking to the future:
    - Growth mindset
    I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
    - Building for the future
    I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.