Summary:

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our SRE team based in Reigate. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, experience working with multiple stakeholders, and a track record in Azure and Observability platforms.

You will be joining Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) at an exciting time of transformation as we work on improving the delivery of value for customers and the business. You will be working in flexible agile squads delivering value on multiple greenfield workstreams in the delivery family to deliver core foundational functionality that will be used by multiple SaaS product offerings across the business.

You will be with other Site Reliability and Response teams as well as with the core Applications Teams, whose responsibility is to deliver and manage business critical services that are used 24×7 by our clients and colleagues around the world. This role is open to flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with presence in the Reigate office up to
two days per week.


The Role:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of our client-facing servicesMaintain and configure observability platforms such as DatadogProactive monitoring of production and other environments to ensure stability, availability, security and integrityDesign and implement automation and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the teams and other support functionsEngage with business stakeholders to gather requirements, address concerns, and provide updates on projects and system statusContribute to the design, build and operational management of the services Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis to mitigate and prevent future issuesWork closely with engineering, support and operations teams to upskill and promote knowledge transfer, producing training materials and articlesParticipate in on-call rotation to provide support and ensure system uptime

 

The Requirements:

 The essential skills/experience for this position are:

Solid experience in Site Reliability Engineering or a similar role such as DevOpsExperience of running 24x7 services in a public cloud, ideally AzureDeep understanding of cloud infrastructure and services, including best practices for monitoring, scaling, and securityExperience with observability platforms such as Datadog or similar toolsStrong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with many stakeholdersSolid verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to present technical information clearly and conciselyPrevious experience working with external clients is neededExperience with conducting Post-mortems or Post Incident ReviewsConfidence in making decisions and taking ownership of projectsExperience with Azure DevOps pipelines (or similar) and scripting languages, such as Python or PowerShellCustomer centric, passionate about delivering great servicesYou’re collaborative, enjoy problem solving and mentoring others

Other highly desirable, but not essential skills are:

Azure certifications, such as Azure Administrator, Azure Developer, or Azure DevOps EngineerFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Pulumi, Terraform, ARM Templates, or AzureBicepKnowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and KubernetesFamiliarity with programming languages such as C# would be welcomePrevious experience working with Configuration as Code technologies such as Puppet or AnsibleFamiliar with high volume Web APIsFamiliar with PagerDuty

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

 

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