My client within Investment Banking is currently seeking for an SRE Lead. I'm working on an SRE Lead role within a banking/payments environment that I thought might be of interest. You'd lead SRE strategy, driving automation, observability, and reliability by design, with a focus on reducing incidents and improving recovery. Looking for someone with 8+ years' experience in SRE, strong resilience engineering background, and the ability to scale operations in complex environments. Logistics: 600 p/d inside IR35 3 Days a week Bromley 12 month contract Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
Jun 13, 2026
Contractor
My client within Investment Banking is currently seeking for an SRE Lead. I'm working on an SRE Lead role within a banking/payments environment that I thought might be of interest. You'd lead SRE strategy, driving automation, observability, and reliability by design, with a focus on reducing incidents and improving recovery. Looking for someone with 8+ years' experience in SRE, strong resilience engineering background, and the ability to scale operations in complex environments. Logistics: 600 p/d inside IR35 3 Days a week Bromley 12 month contract Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Transformation - SRE Adoption - Banking and Payments Contract, 12 months + Based in London (Hybrid working - 3 days office) Global financial services client is seeking an SRE to lead the designs and reliability engineering across banking and payments, establishing SRE standards, automation, and learning practices to improve resilience, reduce incidents, and scale engineering led operations. The successful candidate will be skilled in resilient engineering, risk control, and scaling operations across complex banking and payments environments. Demonstrate flexibility, navigate ambiguity, and quickly establish credibility among technical peers Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Responsibilities include: SRE strategy ownership Banking/payments resilience Reliability engineering transformation SLO/SLI/error budget adoption Incident reduction and operational scaling Senior stakeholder influence If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Jun 12, 2026
Contractor
Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Transformation - SRE Adoption - Banking and Payments Contract, 12 months + Based in London (Hybrid working - 3 days office) Global financial services client is seeking an SRE to lead the designs and reliability engineering across banking and payments, establishing SRE standards, automation, and learning practices to improve resilience, reduce incidents, and scale engineering led operations. The successful candidate will be skilled in resilient engineering, risk control, and scaling operations across complex banking and payments environments. Demonstrate flexibility, navigate ambiguity, and quickly establish credibility among technical peers Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Responsibilities include: SRE strategy ownership Banking/payments resilience Reliability engineering transformation SLO/SLI/error budget adoption Incident reduction and operational scaling Senior stakeholder influence If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Here at Harvey Nash my client based in Glasgow is looking to recruit a Site Reliability Engineer to join their team on a full-time basis working on a hybrid working model ( 2 days per week onsite ). You'll join a public cloud team, supporting application migrations and working across the full development lifecycle, from solution design through to production support and continuous improvement. You'll play a key role in shaping and advancing the organisation's SRE capability. The role involves leading technical design discussions, engaging with senior stakeholders, and applying software engineering, automation, and incident response best practices to ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of critical systems and platforms. Responsibilities include: Ensure system availability, performance, and scalability through proactive monitoring and capacity planning. Investigate and resolve outages, implementing measures to prevent recurrence. Build tools and scripts to automate processes, improving efficiency and resilience. Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and apply optimisation best practices. Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability and scalability across the SDLC. I'm looking to speak with self-starting candidates with: Strong cloud environment experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) Solid experience in observability and monitoring tools . You should be proficient in a development language such as Python , with experience using it to automate tasks, build tools, and support infrastructure management. Terraform or Cloud Foundation . Experience with CI/CD Pipelines You should also have a strong understanding of the SDLC or a software engineering background If you would be interested in learning more then please apply with your CV for review Always use these settings
Jun 12, 2026
Full time
Here at Harvey Nash my client based in Glasgow is looking to recruit a Site Reliability Engineer to join their team on a full-time basis working on a hybrid working model ( 2 days per week onsite ). You'll join a public cloud team, supporting application migrations and working across the full development lifecycle, from solution design through to production support and continuous improvement. You'll play a key role in shaping and advancing the organisation's SRE capability. The role involves leading technical design discussions, engaging with senior stakeholders, and applying software engineering, automation, and incident response best practices to ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of critical systems and platforms. Responsibilities include: Ensure system availability, performance, and scalability through proactive monitoring and capacity planning. Investigate and resolve outages, implementing measures to prevent recurrence. Build tools and scripts to automate processes, improving efficiency and resilience. Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and apply optimisation best practices. Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability and scalability across the SDLC. I'm looking to speak with self-starting candidates with: Strong cloud environment experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) Solid experience in observability and monitoring tools . You should be proficient in a development language such as Python , with experience using it to automate tasks, build tools, and support infrastructure management. Terraform or Cloud Foundation . Experience with CI/CD Pipelines You should also have a strong understanding of the SDLC or a software engineering background If you would be interested in learning more then please apply with your CV for review Always use these settings
Platform Architect Hybrid £70,000-£100,000 About the Role: We're partnering with a growing SaaS business to hire a senior Platform Architect to own the design, security, reliability, and operational management of their AWS platform and internal IT function. This is a hands-on leadership role in a lean organisation where you'll shape cloud architecture, modernise a legacy platform into a cloud-native environment, and provide senior oversight across platform engineering, security, SRE, CI/CD, and operational IT. Key Responsibilities: Own the AWS platform architecture and modernisation roadmap, including migration from a Java monolith to microservices on EKS. Define standards for containers, runtime environments, observability, tenancy, security, and infrastructure automation. Lead SRE practices including SLI/SLOs, incident management, DR/BCP planning, post-mortems, and operational resilience. Own platform security, secure SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and software supply chain governance. Drive developer productivity through automation, self-service tooling, and platform standardisation. Provide senior oversight of IT operations including service desk governance, endpoint management, onboarding/offboarding, patching, ITAM, and MSP/vendor management. Act as a senior escalation point for critical incidents, outages, and operational issues. About You: Experience within a platform, infrastructure, or software engineering within SaaS environments. Strong AWS expertise including EKS, IAM, networking, KMS, RDS, and multi-account architecture. Hands-on Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, and cloud security experience. Strong understanding of SRE, observability, incident response, and disaster recovery. Experience operating within regulated environments such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, or GxP. Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery. AWS Solutions Architect - Professional certification required. CKA or CKS certification highly desirable. Platform Architect Hybrid £70,000-£100,000 Oscar Associates (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.
Jun 11, 2026
Full time
Platform Architect Hybrid £70,000-£100,000 About the Role: We're partnering with a growing SaaS business to hire a senior Platform Architect to own the design, security, reliability, and operational management of their AWS platform and internal IT function. This is a hands-on leadership role in a lean organisation where you'll shape cloud architecture, modernise a legacy platform into a cloud-native environment, and provide senior oversight across platform engineering, security, SRE, CI/CD, and operational IT. Key Responsibilities: Own the AWS platform architecture and modernisation roadmap, including migration from a Java monolith to microservices on EKS. Define standards for containers, runtime environments, observability, tenancy, security, and infrastructure automation. Lead SRE practices including SLI/SLOs, incident management, DR/BCP planning, post-mortems, and operational resilience. Own platform security, secure SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and software supply chain governance. Drive developer productivity through automation, self-service tooling, and platform standardisation. Provide senior oversight of IT operations including service desk governance, endpoint management, onboarding/offboarding, patching, ITAM, and MSP/vendor management. Act as a senior escalation point for critical incidents, outages, and operational issues. About You: Experience within a platform, infrastructure, or software engineering within SaaS environments. Strong AWS expertise including EKS, IAM, networking, KMS, RDS, and multi-account architecture. Hands-on Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, and cloud security experience. Strong understanding of SRE, observability, incident response, and disaster recovery. Experience operating within regulated environments such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, or GxP. Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery. AWS Solutions Architect - Professional certification required. CKA or CKS certification highly desirable. Platform Architect Hybrid £70,000-£100,000 Oscar Associates (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.
Site Reliability Engineer (Cloud & Automation) - London - 2 Days on Site per week. A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to drive reliability, automation, and performance across its cloud-hosted platforms. The Opportunity This role sits within a high-performing Platform Operations function, acting as a central point of expertise for SRE methodologies and automation. You will play a key role in improving system resilience, scalability, and operational excellence across a complex, regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Lead the implementation of SRE best practices across cloud infrastructure Drive improvements in observability, alerting, and capacity planning (SLA / SLO / SLI) Identify and reduce operational toil through automation and remediation frameworks Build and enhance GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) Develop and review production-grade code to support automation initiatives Support incident management and on-call processes, ensuring production stability Contribute to post-incident reviews, embedding SRE principles to reduce risk Requirements Demonstrable experience in SRE or infrastructure operations within cloud environments (AWS / GCP) Strong scripting skills (Python, Ansible, or PowerShell) Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies Hands-on knowledge of observability / APM tools (e.g. Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace) Proven experience managing incidents, root cause analysis, and on-call support Understanding of SLA/SLO/SLI frameworks and reliability engineering principles Desirable Background in software development Experience working within regulated financial services environments Familiarity with ITIL and enterprise service management frameworks Relevant certifications (e.g. AWS, Terraform) Why Apply Opportunity to shape cloud reliability strategy in a large-scale environment Work with modern tooling across automation, DevOps, and SRE practices Strong emphasis on engineering excellence and continuous improvement Competitive compensation and long-term career progression To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
Jun 11, 2026
Full time
Site Reliability Engineer (Cloud & Automation) - London - 2 Days on Site per week. A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to drive reliability, automation, and performance across its cloud-hosted platforms. The Opportunity This role sits within a high-performing Platform Operations function, acting as a central point of expertise for SRE methodologies and automation. You will play a key role in improving system resilience, scalability, and operational excellence across a complex, regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Lead the implementation of SRE best practices across cloud infrastructure Drive improvements in observability, alerting, and capacity planning (SLA / SLO / SLI) Identify and reduce operational toil through automation and remediation frameworks Build and enhance GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) Develop and review production-grade code to support automation initiatives Support incident management and on-call processes, ensuring production stability Contribute to post-incident reviews, embedding SRE principles to reduce risk Requirements Demonstrable experience in SRE or infrastructure operations within cloud environments (AWS / GCP) Strong scripting skills (Python, Ansible, or PowerShell) Experience with Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies Hands-on knowledge of observability / APM tools (e.g. Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace) Proven experience managing incidents, root cause analysis, and on-call support Understanding of SLA/SLO/SLI frameworks and reliability engineering principles Desirable Background in software development Experience working within regulated financial services environments Familiarity with ITIL and enterprise service management frameworks Relevant certifications (e.g. AWS, Terraform) Why Apply Opportunity to shape cloud reliability strategy in a large-scale environment Work with modern tooling across automation, DevOps, and SRE practices Strong emphasis on engineering excellence and continuous improvement Competitive compensation and long-term career progression To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
My client within Investment Banking is currently seeking for an SRE Lead. I'm working on an SRE Lead role within a banking/payments environment that I thought might be of interest. You'd lead SRE strategy, driving automation, observability, and reliability by design, with a focus on reducing incidents and improving recovery. Looking for someone with 8+ years' experience in SRE, strong resilience engineering background, and the ability to scale operations in complex environments. Logistics: Up to 1000 p/d inside IR35 3 Days a week Bromley 12 month contract Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
Jun 09, 2026
Contractor
My client within Investment Banking is currently seeking for an SRE Lead. I'm working on an SRE Lead role within a banking/payments environment that I thought might be of interest. You'd lead SRE strategy, driving automation, observability, and reliability by design, with a focus on reducing incidents and improving recovery. Looking for someone with 8+ years' experience in SRE, strong resilience engineering background, and the ability to scale operations in complex environments. Logistics: Up to 1000 p/d inside IR35 3 Days a week Bromley 12 month contract Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
SRE Lead (Site Reliability Engineer) Cambridge / WFH to £80k Do you have expertise with SRE on AWS and / or Azure? You could be progressing your career at the world's most advanced cybersecurity technology business that uses AI technology to protect clients across the globe from advanced cyber threats, working alongside a team of friendly and supportive people and enjoying a host of perks and benefi click apply for full job details
Jun 09, 2026
Full time
SRE Lead (Site Reliability Engineer) Cambridge / WFH to £80k Do you have expertise with SRE on AWS and / or Azure? You could be progressing your career at the world's most advanced cybersecurity technology business that uses AI technology to protect clients across the globe from advanced cyber threats, working alongside a team of friendly and supportive people and enjoying a host of perks and benefi click apply for full job details
Prestigious opportunity for a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing digital engineering team delivering cutting edge solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients.This is hands on applying your deep engineering and architectural expertise to design, build, and evolve scalable platform solutions that drive digital transformation within some of the UK's most exciting organisations. Collaborating closely with highly skilled, cross functional teams, you will work alongside engineers, architects, and product specialists to push boundaries and deliver impactful, high quality outcomes. Key responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain robust cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines Contribute across the full software development life cycle Provide technical leadership and input into system and architecture design Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. Write clean, well documented code and contribute to technical documentation Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues Continuously improve platform performance, security, and reliability Stay current with emerging technologies and drive innovation and adoption Communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Strong experience designing and managing cloud native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Hands-on expertise with services such as: Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Storage VPC networking, IAM, Cloud Functions Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform) Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build) Proficiency in Scripting/programming (eg, Python, Bash, Go) Experience with containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management Experience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar) Strong Git/version control experience Exposure to the following skills is advantageous but not essential: - Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on-premise). Exposure to service mesh technologies (eg, Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (eg, Chef, Puppet). Knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and practices. Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services (AI Platform, AutoML). In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and a market leading benefits package in a flexible, hybrid working environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
Jun 08, 2026
Full time
Prestigious opportunity for a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing digital engineering team delivering cutting edge solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients.This is hands on applying your deep engineering and architectural expertise to design, build, and evolve scalable platform solutions that drive digital transformation within some of the UK's most exciting organisations. Collaborating closely with highly skilled, cross functional teams, you will work alongside engineers, architects, and product specialists to push boundaries and deliver impactful, high quality outcomes. Key responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain robust cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines Contribute across the full software development life cycle Provide technical leadership and input into system and architecture design Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. Write clean, well documented code and contribute to technical documentation Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues Continuously improve platform performance, security, and reliability Stay current with emerging technologies and drive innovation and adoption Communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Strong experience designing and managing cloud native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Hands-on expertise with services such as: Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Storage VPC networking, IAM, Cloud Functions Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform) Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build) Proficiency in Scripting/programming (eg, Python, Bash, Go) Experience with containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management Experience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar) Strong Git/version control experience Exposure to the following skills is advantageous but not essential: - Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on-premise). Exposure to service mesh technologies (eg, Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (eg, Chef, Puppet). Knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and practices. Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services (AI Platform, AutoML). In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and a market leading benefits package in a flexible, hybrid working environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
Prestigious opportunity for a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing digital engineering team delivering cutting edge solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients.This is hands on applying your deep engineering and architectural expertise to design, build, and evolve scalable platform solutions that drive digital transformation within some of the UK's most exciting organisations. Collaborating closely with highly skilled, cross functional teams, you will work alongside engineers, architects, and product specialists to push boundaries and deliver impactful, high quality outcomes. Key responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain robust cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines Contribute across the full software development lifecycle Provide technical leadership and input into system and architecture design Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. Write clean, well documented code and contribute to technical documentation Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues Continuously improve platform performance, security, and reliability Stay current with emerging technologies and drive innovation and adoption Communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Strong experience designing and managing cloud native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Hands-on expertise with services such as: Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Storage VPC networking, IAM, Cloud Functions Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build) Proficiency in scripting/programming (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) Experience with containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management Experience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar) Strong Git/version control experience Exposure to the following skills is advantageous but not essential: - Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on-premise). Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (e.g., Chef, Puppet). Knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and practices. Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services (AI Platform, AutoML). In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and a market leading benefits package in a flexible, hybrid working environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Jun 07, 2026
Full time
Prestigious opportunity for a talented and experienced Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing digital engineering team delivering cutting edge solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients.This is hands on applying your deep engineering and architectural expertise to design, build, and evolve scalable platform solutions that drive digital transformation within some of the UK's most exciting organisations. Collaborating closely with highly skilled, cross functional teams, you will work alongside engineers, architects, and product specialists to push boundaries and deliver impactful, high quality outcomes. Key responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain robust cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines Contribute across the full software development lifecycle Provide technical leadership and input into system and architecture design Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. Write clean, well documented code and contribute to technical documentation Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues Continuously improve platform performance, security, and reliability Stay current with emerging technologies and drive innovation and adoption Communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Strong experience designing and managing cloud native platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Hands-on expertise with services such as: Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), Cloud Storage VPC networking, IAM, Cloud Functions Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Cloud Build) Proficiency in scripting/programming (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) Experience with containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management Experience with monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar) Strong Git/version control experience Exposure to the following skills is advantageous but not essential: - Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, on-premise). Exposure to service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and configuration management tools (e.g., Chef, Puppet). Knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and practices. Familiarity with GCP AI/ML services (AI Platform, AutoML). In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and a market leading benefits package in a flexible, hybrid working environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Banking and Payments Contract, 12 months + Based in Bromley (Hybrid working - 3 days office) Global financial services client is seeking an SRE to lead the designs and reliability engineering across banking and payments, establishing SRE standards, automation, and learning practices to improve resilience, reduce incidents, and scale engineering led operations. The successful candidate will be skilled in resilient engineering, risk control, and scaling operations across complex banking and payments environments. Demonstrate flexibility, navigate ambiguity, and quickly establish credibility among technical peers Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Responsibilities include: SRE strategy ownership Banking/payments resilience Reliability engineering transformation SLO/SLI/error budget adoption Incident reduction and operational scaling Senior stakeholder influence If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Jun 07, 2026
Contractor
Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Banking and Payments Contract, 12 months + Based in Bromley (Hybrid working - 3 days office) Global financial services client is seeking an SRE to lead the designs and reliability engineering across banking and payments, establishing SRE standards, automation, and learning practices to improve resilience, reduce incidents, and scale engineering led operations. The successful candidate will be skilled in resilient engineering, risk control, and scaling operations across complex banking and payments environments. Demonstrate flexibility, navigate ambiguity, and quickly establish credibility among technical peers Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Responsibilities include: SRE strategy ownership Banking/payments resilience Reliability engineering transformation SLO/SLI/error budget adoption Incident reduction and operational scaling Senior stakeholder influence If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory
Seascale, Cumbria
Summary Job Description for Electrical Technical Support: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. Technical Support are responsible for providing Engineering support to the Infrastructure Compliance Engineering team to assist in delivering expertise in general plant, system, equipment reliability, configuration management or other specialised subject matter needed to satisfy the multi-faceted needs of the organisation. Main Responsibilities for Electrical Technical Support: Responsible for development of pragmatic fit-for-purpose engineering solutions that meet the objectives of the organisation in a cost-effective manner. Support maintenance activities by implementing and maintaining the technical basis of maintenance (TBoM) process, in addition they will assist with planning for complex maintenance activities based on insight and equipment experience. Accountable to the Maintenance Delivery Manager for ensuring all maintenance tasks are clearly briefed, understood and are performed safely and on schedule to ensure safe operation of the facility. Comply with legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk, security appropriate to the role. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of work complies with all site requirements and plant and personnel are operating within the safety envelope. Responsible for assisting in the production of any PMP's required within Compliance Engineering, this will include presenting at committee. Supporting the E&I Team Leader in installation, modifications and commissioning of installed equipment, including identifying and assisting in delivery of plant and process improvements. Responsible for producing appropriate Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for any maintenance or breakdown tasks identified by the Team Leader. Attend any forums as appropriate to keep abreast of best practice around other facilities, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning around their facility. Essential Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Degree Qualified (Electrical) or HND in an equivalent discipline. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification. Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders. Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations. Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements. Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience. Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams. Requirement to become appointed as Safety Supervisor. Required to become PMP Manager. Requirement to become appointed as Sub Contractor Supervisor. Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency). Desirable Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification. A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility. Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant. Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF). Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.
Oct 29, 2025
Full time
Summary Job Description for Electrical Technical Support: There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible. Technical Support are responsible for providing Engineering support to the Infrastructure Compliance Engineering team to assist in delivering expertise in general plant, system, equipment reliability, configuration management or other specialised subject matter needed to satisfy the multi-faceted needs of the organisation. Main Responsibilities for Electrical Technical Support: Responsible for development of pragmatic fit-for-purpose engineering solutions that meet the objectives of the organisation in a cost-effective manner. Support maintenance activities by implementing and maintaining the technical basis of maintenance (TBoM) process, in addition they will assist with planning for complex maintenance activities based on insight and equipment experience. Accountable to the Maintenance Delivery Manager for ensuring all maintenance tasks are clearly briefed, understood and are performed safely and on schedule to ensure safe operation of the facility. Comply with legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk, security appropriate to the role. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of work complies with all site requirements and plant and personnel are operating within the safety envelope. Responsible for assisting in the production of any PMP's required within Compliance Engineering, this will include presenting at committee. Supporting the E&I Team Leader in installation, modifications and commissioning of installed equipment, including identifying and assisting in delivery of plant and process improvements. Responsible for producing appropriate Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for any maintenance or breakdown tasks identified by the Team Leader. Attend any forums as appropriate to keep abreast of best practice around other facilities, responsible for sharing and implementing any learning around their facility. Essential Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Degree Qualified (Electrical) or HND in an equivalent discipline. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of stated qualification. Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders. Ability to demonstrate conservative decision making, even in pressure situations. Demonstrable knowledge of operational & maintenance requirements. Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience. Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams. Requirement to become appointed as Safety Supervisor. Required to become PMP Manager. Requirement to become appointed as Sub Contractor Supervisor. Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency). Desirable Criteria for Electrical Technical Support: Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent as a minimum qualification. A thorough awareness of nuclear, conventional safety and security requirements applicable to their area of responsibility. Ability to demonstrate supervisory experience for operations undertaken within a nuclear plant. Good general safety case awareness with demonstrable knowledge of nuclear safety mechanisms (SM), safety related equipment (SRE) and Safety Features (SF). Ability to interface on a technical level with Design and Capability teams.
Role Title: Network Engineer 6 months Rate: 506 Hybrid -3 days on site in London Role Summary UK ITS AS (ENET) Engineer will be a member of the team that is responsible for the support and management of the of the infrastructure that supports the Bank's electronic business (known within other banks as Electronic Trading or Pre-Trade). This will be achieved by leveraging the technical expertise of other teams within UK ITS. Team members will work closely with core Infrastructure teams, development and the business responding to requests, fault reports, often being required to resolve issues quickly, under pressure and sometimes out of hours. In addition to business as usual activity there are a great number of infrastructure projects and tasks that must be completed. Role Description Deliver and support low latency connectivity and monitoring solutions for the Global Markets business, aligned with front-office trading and regulatory needs. Apply SRE principles to improve availability, latency, performance, and capacity planning across trading infrastructure. Collaborate with network and platform engineers to design reliable, self-healing systems and reduce manual intervention through automation. Own and execute the Global Markets connectivity roadmap, from project delivery through to operational handoff and lifecycle management. Partner with business stakeholders and platform owners to ensure infrastructure and observability tooling meets evolving trading requirements. Monitor and manage capacity and performance of global connectivity systems, working with regional teams to aggregate local intelligence. Develop and maintain automated alerting, health checks, and dashboards, supporting proactive detection of issues and system degradation. Lead lab-based testing and benchmarking initiatives for new connectivity solutions, ensuring readiness for production deployment. Produce operational and performance KPIs, SLO/SLI metrics, and executive summaries to support senior decision-making. Requirements Strong background in low latency network engineering, including TCP/IP, multicast, traffic shaping, and performance analysis. Proven experience with packet capture and analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump, Corvil/PICO); ability to build custom decoders is highly advantageous. Familiarity with SRE tools and practices, including infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, error budgets, and reliability-focused SLIs/SLOs. Strong working knowledge of messaging middleware (Solace, 29West, Tibco, LBM, or equivalent) in performance-sensitive environments. Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline monitoring, alerting, and recovery workflows. Knowledge of FIX, market data, and order routing protocols in a trading environment. Exposure to observability platforms such as ITRS Geneos, Prometheus, Grafana, or custom telemetry stacks. Comfortable working across Linux systems, hybrid infrastructure, and global production environments. Excellent communication and reporting skills, with ability to translate technical data into actionable business insights.
Oct 07, 2025
Contractor
Role Title: Network Engineer 6 months Rate: 506 Hybrid -3 days on site in London Role Summary UK ITS AS (ENET) Engineer will be a member of the team that is responsible for the support and management of the of the infrastructure that supports the Bank's electronic business (known within other banks as Electronic Trading or Pre-Trade). This will be achieved by leveraging the technical expertise of other teams within UK ITS. Team members will work closely with core Infrastructure teams, development and the business responding to requests, fault reports, often being required to resolve issues quickly, under pressure and sometimes out of hours. In addition to business as usual activity there are a great number of infrastructure projects and tasks that must be completed. Role Description Deliver and support low latency connectivity and monitoring solutions for the Global Markets business, aligned with front-office trading and regulatory needs. Apply SRE principles to improve availability, latency, performance, and capacity planning across trading infrastructure. Collaborate with network and platform engineers to design reliable, self-healing systems and reduce manual intervention through automation. Own and execute the Global Markets connectivity roadmap, from project delivery through to operational handoff and lifecycle management. Partner with business stakeholders and platform owners to ensure infrastructure and observability tooling meets evolving trading requirements. Monitor and manage capacity and performance of global connectivity systems, working with regional teams to aggregate local intelligence. Develop and maintain automated alerting, health checks, and dashboards, supporting proactive detection of issues and system degradation. Lead lab-based testing and benchmarking initiatives for new connectivity solutions, ensuring readiness for production deployment. Produce operational and performance KPIs, SLO/SLI metrics, and executive summaries to support senior decision-making. Requirements Strong background in low latency network engineering, including TCP/IP, multicast, traffic shaping, and performance analysis. Proven experience with packet capture and analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump, Corvil/PICO); ability to build custom decoders is highly advantageous. Familiarity with SRE tools and practices, including infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, error budgets, and reliability-focused SLIs/SLOs. Strong working knowledge of messaging middleware (Solace, 29West, Tibco, LBM, or equivalent) in performance-sensitive environments. Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to streamline monitoring, alerting, and recovery workflows. Knowledge of FIX, market data, and order routing protocols in a trading environment. Exposure to observability platforms such as ITRS Geneos, Prometheus, Grafana, or custom telemetry stacks. Comfortable working across Linux systems, hybrid infrastructure, and global production environments. Excellent communication and reporting skills, with ability to translate technical data into actionable business insights.
AVP Infrastructure Cloud Support - AWS, Terraform, Python, DevOps, SRE - Permanent Job purpose This role is supporting the AWS Public cloud infrastructure and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. The role will work closely with the SRE and Engineering teams to ensure that the Cloud environment has sufficient observability and is appropriately managed. What you will be doing: Responsible for ensuring the Production service is prioritized, with all service incidents, problems and requests for cloud hosted services responded to and actioned. Responsible for maintaining the reliability and security of the Cloud Hosted environments. Improve Observability and Telemetry in the Cloud Hosted environments utilizing SRE methodology to give SLA, SLO and SLIs. Ensure risks within the Cloud hosted environment are documented and regularly reviewed. Identified operational risk issues are captured with appropriate actions tracked to agreed timelines. Define and implement standards and procedures to adhere to current best practice and drive continual service improvement. Responsible for ensuring Security standards are implemented and maintained in the Cloud hosted environment. Including delivery of upgrades and security updates to minimise risk and ensure stability for all cloud hosted services. Responsible for maintaining service resilience for all cloud hosted services, including backup and disaster recovery processes. Where necessary plan and conduct quarterly DR tests for all cloud hosted services ensuring any findings are captured and addressed promptly. What we're looking for: Must have strong technical operational skills in supporting AWS Cloud Hosted environments and at least 3 years in an Infrastructure support role. Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code technologies, ideally including Terraform and Ansible. Operational risk and control management processes, including an understanding of Security best practice and how to apply this safely within a Production environment. Asset management and life cycle (EOS/EOL) process management. Planning and leading disaster recovery fail-overs of IT systems and services. Preferably experience of working in a regulated financial services/banking organization. Able to understand and use AWS including an understanding of AWS services, security and networking. Knowledge of at least 1 programming language, preferably Python. Knowledge of CI/CD specifically relating to Cloud Hosted environments. Including an understanding of some of the Infrastructure as Code tools GIT, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins. Permanent Role - Hybrid working (Central London based) - Candidate must be eligible to work in the UK By applying to this job you are sending us your CV, which may contain personal information. Please refer to our Privacy Notice to understand how we process this information. In short, in order to supply you with work finding services, we will hold and process your personal data, and only with your express permission we will share this personal data with a client (or a third party working on behalf of the client) by email or by upload to the Client/third parties vendor management system. By giving us permission to send your CV to a client, this constitutes permission to share the personal data that would be necessary to consider your application, interview you (Phone/video/face to face) and if successful hire you. Scope AT acts as an employment agency for Permanent Recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the Terms and Conditions, Data Protection Policy, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
AVP Infrastructure Cloud Support - AWS, Terraform, Python, DevOps, SRE - Permanent Job purpose This role is supporting the AWS Public cloud infrastructure and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. The role will work closely with the SRE and Engineering teams to ensure that the Cloud environment has sufficient observability and is appropriately managed. What you will be doing: Responsible for ensuring the Production service is prioritized, with all service incidents, problems and requests for cloud hosted services responded to and actioned. Responsible for maintaining the reliability and security of the Cloud Hosted environments. Improve Observability and Telemetry in the Cloud Hosted environments utilizing SRE methodology to give SLA, SLO and SLIs. Ensure risks within the Cloud hosted environment are documented and regularly reviewed. Identified operational risk issues are captured with appropriate actions tracked to agreed timelines. Define and implement standards and procedures to adhere to current best practice and drive continual service improvement. Responsible for ensuring Security standards are implemented and maintained in the Cloud hosted environment. Including delivery of upgrades and security updates to minimise risk and ensure stability for all cloud hosted services. Responsible for maintaining service resilience for all cloud hosted services, including backup and disaster recovery processes. Where necessary plan and conduct quarterly DR tests for all cloud hosted services ensuring any findings are captured and addressed promptly. What we're looking for: Must have strong technical operational skills in supporting AWS Cloud Hosted environments and at least 3 years in an Infrastructure support role. Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code technologies, ideally including Terraform and Ansible. Operational risk and control management processes, including an understanding of Security best practice and how to apply this safely within a Production environment. Asset management and life cycle (EOS/EOL) process management. Planning and leading disaster recovery fail-overs of IT systems and services. Preferably experience of working in a regulated financial services/banking organization. Able to understand and use AWS including an understanding of AWS services, security and networking. Knowledge of at least 1 programming language, preferably Python. Knowledge of CI/CD specifically relating to Cloud Hosted environments. Including an understanding of some of the Infrastructure as Code tools GIT, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins. Permanent Role - Hybrid working (Central London based) - Candidate must be eligible to work in the UK By applying to this job you are sending us your CV, which may contain personal information. Please refer to our Privacy Notice to understand how we process this information. In short, in order to supply you with work finding services, we will hold and process your personal data, and only with your express permission we will share this personal data with a client (or a third party working on behalf of the client) by email or by upload to the Client/third parties vendor management system. By giving us permission to send your CV to a client, this constitutes permission to share the personal data that would be necessary to consider your application, interview you (Phone/video/face to face) and if successful hire you. Scope AT acts as an employment agency for Permanent Recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the Terms and Conditions, Data Protection Policy, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.
SC Cleared Platform Engineer Initial 6-month Contract Role £550 - £600, Inside IR35 ECS Resource group are currently working with a World's Leading Technology Organisation who are looking for a Platform Engineer where you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software infrastructure. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for: Contribute across the platform life cycle, from requirements to development, testing, and documentation. Maintain and improve core development tools, infrastructure, and automation systems. Support teams with tooling, workflows, and best practices. Use cloud, microservices, and DevOps to build a scalable, reliable platform. Troubleshoot issues to ensure system performance and stability. Collaborate with a cross-functional team, bringing adaptability and a learning mindset. Please note, the below requirements are essential and candidates without this will not be considered: Active SC Clearance (essential) Proven experience working as a Platform Engineer/SRE Proven experience with programming/Scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript etc. Proven experience with Cloud platforms, containers, microservices, DevOps and IaC Proven experience with Automation, monitoring and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices Further Information Available upon Application. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Oct 01, 2025
Contractor
SC Cleared Platform Engineer Initial 6-month Contract Role £550 - £600, Inside IR35 ECS Resource group are currently working with a World's Leading Technology Organisation who are looking for a Platform Engineer where you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software infrastructure. As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for: Contribute across the platform life cycle, from requirements to development, testing, and documentation. Maintain and improve core development tools, infrastructure, and automation systems. Support teams with tooling, workflows, and best practices. Use cloud, microservices, and DevOps to build a scalable, reliable platform. Troubleshoot issues to ensure system performance and stability. Collaborate with a cross-functional team, bringing adaptability and a learning mindset. Please note, the below requirements are essential and candidates without this will not be considered: Active SC Clearance (essential) Proven experience working as a Platform Engineer/SRE Proven experience with programming/Scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript etc. Proven experience with Cloud platforms, containers, microservices, DevOps and IaC Proven experience with Automation, monitoring and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices Further Information Available upon Application. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Avanti recruitment is currently working with a leading award-winning FinTech company based near Epsom, who are looking for a Engineering Manager who is looking to stay close to the code. You'll spend between 30-50% of your time coding, and the rest of your time on people leadership and delivery management. This role is central to a major modernisation project, moving from a legacy monolithic application to a modern microservices and cloud-based architecture. This role will require you on-site 4 days per week, with 1 day remote working. Your responsibilities: Own delivery within a small, high-performing team (currently 3 developers + 1 SRE). Stay hands-on with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and guide best practice. Run daily stand up meetings Lead on system design and architecture for services and modernisation of legacy code Provide day to day technical and people leadership (Mentoring, 1-to-1s, conflict resolution and career progression) Implement escalation and incident management processes, ensuring resilience and reliability Report on progress to the Head of Technology, and keep them up to date with progress reports Act as a bridge between development, operations and other business functions (e.g. Trading, Change) Experience required Must have people leadership experience (1-2-1's, escalation point, disciplinary action when needed etc) Strong hands on Java coding skills Experience in either cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or DevOps experience Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD Pipelines Track record of leading teams or projects, this could be as a Tech Lead / Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager Exposure to incident management, monitoring and resilience tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK etc) Awareness of Security - dependency scanning, vulnerability management Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with stakeholder, present updates and represent engineering in wider discussions This role will have an element of hands-on development so you must be comfortable still coding, as this could take up 30-50% of your time. The company is planning on expanding in the next year, so this is a great time to elevate your career. Salary up to £100,000 + 27 days holiday. If you are interested in discussing then click Apply Now
