IT
Reliability Engineer
Job ID: 009192
Location: Bradford, UK, BD5 8LJ
Job type: Permanent - Full Time
Salary: Up to £60,000 Dependent on Experience + Bonus & Benefits
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Are you an experienced Reliability Engineer/ DevOps Engineering Lead looking for your next move? If you want to be part of a friendly & inclusive team that is passionate about driving things forward, and you enjoy working on a mix of business as usual and projects, we may just have the role for you!
We are thrilled to announce an incredible opportunity for an Reliability Engineer to join our Change Delivery Savings & Payments Engineering team. You will lead a small team of DevOps Engineers and drive forward improvements in release frequency and service quality, spanning across a wide range of supporting technologies at YBS, including technologies which are internally developed as well as supported by partner resources.
This is a hybrid role with a mix of working from home and some onsite presence in Leeds or Bradford office.
About the role
As Reliability Engineer, you will be focused on multiple systems using a varied set of technologies and the integration between these systems, whilst also supporting the strategic direction for adopting newer technologies. You will -
Be accountable for tracking, identifying and executing continuous improvements in the key measures: lead-time, deployment-frequency, mean-time-to-recover, change-failure-rate and SLO/ error budget
Contribute to the development of business cases for larger change initiatives
Understand supported applications including a high-level architectural view of hand-offs and how each technology works
Line manage, coach, develop and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers
As we move more supporting technology to cloud, you will be passionate about personal development to keep up with a breadth of technologies and aligning with newer ways of working, and working to remove technical debt over time
About you
You’ll have a development or platform engineering background with knowledge of DevOps/ SRE, leadership and technical skills within an IT Support environment. What will you bring to the role?
Experience of configuration management and toolsets, service and performance monitoring
Technical skills in the following:
Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery pipelines - tools such as Jenkins & GitLab
Scripting and automation capabilities
Modern monitoring skills and best practices using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, DynaTrace
Testing frameworks
Knowledge of networks and routing.
Knowledge of integrations of services utilising different technologies such as PLSQL, .Net, C#, Java, Sprint Boot, Spring Batch
Experience of integrating and supporting 3rd party systems and components
Passion for coaching and developing others
Business Impact
We may be almost 160 years old, but we’re still leading the way when it comes to digital transformation. Our ever-growing IT, Transformation and Digital teams are embracing innovation to shape change. And drive us into the modern age of information, AI, and automation. All whilst keeping us, and our members, safe. So, they have a real impact on our transformation journey, and our future. And that means you can too!
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Ways of Working
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. And help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
Our IT, Transformation & Digital teams deliver change, innovation and transformation from their home offices, and our offices. They balance their time between home and office in a way that best suits them and their team. So they can get their heads down when they need to, and connect and collaborate with their colleagues in the office, too.
About Our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as...
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Life assurance at 6 times your salary
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
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Meet the Recruiter(s)
Mike Peel
Resourcing & Inclusion Specialist
Connect with Mike PeelI partner with the following business areas on all things resourcing & inclusion: IT, Transformation, Data, Digital Channels, Finance and Financial Crime.
I joined the team in September 2021 and I absolutely love working for YBS! It’s a brilliant place to work, with an incredibly friendly, flexible and inclusive culture.
I’ve got lots of experience in Recruitment, Talent & HR across Retail, Charity and Financial Services. Throughout my career I’ve partnered with every head office function you can think of! Everything from Trading, Marketing and Finance through to HR, Property and Legal.
I love supporting people with their careers and development, so if you’d like to chat to me about what it’s like to work at YBS or want to find out more about our latest opportunities, then it would be great to connect!
Holly Gallagher
Resourcing & Inclusion Specialist
Connect with Holly GallagherSince joining YBS in June 2023, I have had the pleasure of supporting the wider business with all things recruitment. Covering IT, Transformation, Data, Digital Channels, Finance and Financial Crime.
YBS has been a great place to work both professionally and personally as I have been provided with the support to upskill and learn, and recently had the opportunity to undertake a Level 3 Data Technician Apprenticeship which has been truly amazing!
If you are keen to learn more about the culture here at YBS, or any current opportunities I'd love to hear from you!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
You’ll find people from all walks of life here, with different cultures, beliefs, ages, outlooks and more. And we’re proud of our differences. So we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered to be their whole self at work.
Our five Colleague Networks play an important role in helping that happen – and have a real impact on our everyday working life here. Each is closely linked to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, and sponsored by a member of our Senior Leadership Team.
And we also have our Colleague Support groups, such as ManKind and Family Foundations, where colleagues can connect, and talk about issues that matter.
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