Site Reliability Engineer

At Arbor, we're on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn't mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day. Our MIS and school management tools are already making a difference in over 7,000 schools and trusts. Giving time and power back to staff, turning data into clear, actionable insights, and supporting happier working days. At the heart of our brand is a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren't just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We want to make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn. We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Site Reliability Engineer to join our SRE team and help us ensure we provide world-class resilience and performance across the platform. The remit and focus of the role is to advise on all aspects of site reliability including availability, scalability, observability and capacity planning. It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're an energetic and a collaborative Site Reliability Engineer, this is the role for you. Core responsibilities Proactively monitor and analyse platform performanceCollaborate with engineering teams to address performance bottlenecks and ensure scalabilityAssist engineering teams with implementing and reviewing SLOsContinually improve observability through monitoring and alerting, and dashboards, using tools such as DataDog or Prometheus for exampleWork with other teams to ensure it is effective and provides full coverageEnsure the service is highly available and resilient Champion best practices in design for high availabilityDevise runbooks and run game sessions to test our DR plan, H/A and backupsConduct assessments of capacity and plan for scaling to meet current and future business needsWork closely with the Head of Platform Engineering and Head of SRE to strategize and implement scalable solutionsWork closely with the Platform team, feature teams and, 2nd line support and other stakeholders to ensure a good level of service is provided for our customers and embed SRE practicesKey player in the response and troubleshooting of incidents, ensuring rapid resolution and minimising downtimeParticipate in blameless postmortems to identify root cause and corrective actionsDevelop and maintain playbooks and documentation Requirements Experience in performance monitoring and analysisCapacity planning experience Scripting and automation skills, with experience in relevant technologiesExperience with Infrastructure as Code, in particular, TerraformUnderstanding of relational database technologies and their cloud versions (e.g. AWS Aurora)Experience with messaging and distributed asynchronous workloadsExperience with nginx or similar technologiesFamiliarity with SRE processesAware of DevOps principles like the 3 ways and 5 ideals Bonus Skills Experience with other database technologies and cloud platformsPast experience with Enterprise solutions running at scaleFamiliarity with Kanban and Agile development processesExperience with containerisation, for example DockerFamiliarity with software best practices such as Refactoring, Clean Code, Domain-Driven Design and Test-Driven Development Benefits The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you'll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer: A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & ChristmasLife Assurance paid out at 3x annual salaryComprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks Private Dental Insurance with Bupa Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish WidowsEnhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching) All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to youSocial committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success