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**Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Kubernetes Required) - Hybrid** Ensure high system reliability and availability at FactSet, serving 200,000 global investment professionals. As our **Lead Site Reliability Engineer**, you'll: - Monitor and enhance production systems' reliability and availability - Troubleshoot issues and drive incident response best practices - Collaborate cross-functionally to build reliability into services and automate processes - Track Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) Required technical skills include **Kubernetes** (required, with hands-on deployment and management experience), as well as proficiency in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). Familiarity with CI/CD tooling, monitoring and observability tools, infrastructure as code, and at least one programming/scripting language is also desired. Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, and a proactive mindset are crucial. This hybrid role requires a bachelor's degree in computer science or a relevant field and fluency in English, both written and verbal. Join our inclusive, curiosity-driven culture as we empower investors worldwide.
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- Not specified
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Full Job Description
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients needs and exceeding their expectations.
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Lead Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems and services. You will work closely with development and operations teams to build and maintain robust infrastructure, automate processes, and drive engineering best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, maintain, and improve the reliability and availability of production systems
- Respond to and resolve incidents, conducting thorough post-mortems to prevent recurrence
- Define and track Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
- Collaborate with development teams to build reliability into services from the ground up
- Design and implement automation to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical systems
- Contribute to capacity planning and performance optimization efforts
- Document systems, processes, and runbooks to support the wider team
Required Technical Skills:
Kubernetes (Required)
- Hands-on experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting workloads in Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of core Kubernetes concepts including Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Ingress
- Experience with Kubernetes cluster management and administration
- Familiarity with Helm for application packaging and deployment
- Understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, and security best practices
- Bachelors degree in computer science or relevant degree.
- Willing to work a hybrid model
- Must be fluent in English both verbal and written
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Additional Technical Skills
- Cloud Platforms: (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
- CI/CD Tooling: (e.g. GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Harness)
- Monitoring & Observability: (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Coralogix, OpenTelemetry)
- Infrastructure as Code: (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi)
- Config Management: (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
- Programming/Scripting: (e.g. Python, Go, Bash)
Soft Skills & General Requirements
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a methodical approach to troubleshooting
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams
- A proactive mindset with a focus on automation and continuous improvement
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, particularly during incident response
- Commitment to a blameless culture and continuous learning
Nice to Have
- Experience contributing to open-source projects
- Familiarity with SRE principles as defined by the Google SRE handbook
- Previous experience in a DevOps or Platform Engineering role
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.
