iXceed Solutions
Site Reliability Engineer
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Job Description
Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer
Location: Leeds, Bristol, Halifax or Edinburgh (hybrid)
Employment Type: Inside IR35 Contact
The Security Data & AI Lab is transforming cyber security through data, engineering and artificial intelligence. Our teams build and operate the platforms, services and capabilities that enable the Group to monitor security compliance, reduce risk and improve operational resilience.
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 Security Data & AI Lab estate. The role aligns to Grade D engineering expectations, combining hands-on technical delivery with a strong focus on operational excellence, continuous improvement and customer outcomes.
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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:
- Oracle Database
- IBM DB2
- SAP HANA
- 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.
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What Success Looks Like
- Reliable and resilient compliance monitoring services that meet operational expectations.
- Reduced operational toil through effective automation and engineering improvements.
- Improved observability and operational insight across security platforms.
- Strong database reliability, performance and resilience across critical services.
- Secure, scalable and supportable solutions that help protect Lloyds Banking Group and its customers.
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