Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Senior Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Senior Lead

Location: London

Corporate Title: Director

We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Stability Lead to engage in the definition and implementation of future SRE strategy for Investment Banking technology (IB & AFCC). This role will also drive the understanding and remediation of ongoing technology stability challenges in the Global FIC Rates, Credit and Emerging Markets business, in conjunction with a project manager and technology colleagues. In addition, the role will also identify and drive operational and SDLC delivery improvements across the support and development teams, leveraging SRE and other best practices. Providing senior direction for major business impacting issues, when required, will also be an essential part of the success of the role. The role will be predominantly trade floor based, working directly with the business and local / regional technology teams and facing off to senior Business and Strat stakeholders.

What we'll offer you

Hybrid Working: We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them. You can expect:

1. 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
2. Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
3. A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
4. The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

1. Working with technology and business stakeholders to define proactive SRE principles and practices relevant to the current and future business and technical environments
2. Working with a project manager and technology teams to build out a stability book of work, identifying where change is needed to enable a proactive SRE approach to managing the technology environment
3. Engaging with the key issues and incidents to ensure that lessons are learned and that best practice is put in place to reduce the likelihood of failure, reduce mean time to recovery and identify potential issues in a timely manner
4. Working with technology leads to identify where improvements can be made along the SDLC to improve quality and timeliness of delivery to production
5. Ensuring the tracking and reporting of status to business and technology stakeholders

Your skills and experience

1. Familiarity with operating large scale, real time and complex platforms, preferably in the banking sector
2. Good understanding of the SRE approach and how this can be applied to business and technology problems, along with how to transition from more traditional operating paradigms
3. Experience in working with or delivering systems for Pricing, Trade Capture, Electronic Trading, Risk Management aspects of Investment banking would be a key benefit
4. Experience in software development from inception through to delivery and ongoing operational support
5. Strong knowledge on technology & database concepts, SQL, APIs along with tooling and best practice
6. Self-motivated and flexibility to work autonomously coupled with ability to work in virtual teams and matrix/global organizations including appreciation of different cultures during collaborating and sharing

How we'll support you

1. Training and development to help you excel in your career
2. Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
3. A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
4. A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

We value diversity and as an equal opportunity employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

About us and our teams

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do. Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential.

Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer. We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Visit Inside Deutsche Bank to discover more about the culture of Deutsche Bank including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership, Learning, Future of Work and more besides.

Job ID: R0336874