Site Reliability Engineer, Associate
BlackRockEdinburgh, ScotlandPosted 2 April 2026
Job Description
About this role
We’re looking for an SRE with deep understanding of SRE best practices. The role will align experience with Telemetry solutions and use cases – Log monitoring, performance monitoring and visualization tools like Grafana.
Role Responsibilities
Take ownership of project priorities, deadlines and deliverables using Agile methodologies
Understand and refine business and functional requirements.
Hands on approach to getting work done, this will be a role that requires a “roll your sleeves” up mentality
Be a leader with vision and a partner in brainstorming solutions for team productivity, efficiency, guiding and motivating others.
Drive priority setting of the engineering teams
Improve Engineering culture by encouraging continuous focus on reliability across the entire application lifecycle
Proactive participant in architectural and design decisions
Design and implement end-to-end monitoring solutions for Application and Infrastructure components, based on cutting edge SLO-based telemetry tools
Drive the engineering of capacity management and demand forecasting solutions
Act as a culture carrier and leader, passing on SRE knowledge and best practices to the engineering team
Drive detailed root cause investigations for production incidents with rigorous focus on issue avoidance
Create/coordinate retros for significant incidents
Additional core engineering functions, such as adding custom Telemetry metrics to the code base of in-scope Applications
Anticipate new opportunities to continuously evolve the resiliency profile of scoped Applications and Infrastructure
Skills/Qualifications
Must Have B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related team with 4 – 6 years of experience
Experience with troubleshooting performance issues
A passion for providing engineering support for highly available, performant full stack applications with a “Student of Technology” attitude
Experience with CI/CD practices
Passion to work in a team-environment, multi-tasking and effective communication skills
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills
Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships
Self-motivated
Knowledge of software development methodologies (analysis, design, development, testing) and basic understanding of Agile / Scrum methodology and practices
Good hands-on object-oriented programming experience in Java, including proficiency in object-oriented principles and design patterns
Exposure to Infrastructure platform problem solving
Good to Have
Understanding of Agile work environments, including knowledge of GIT, CI/CD, and one scripting language like Perl, Python etc.
Experience with automated configuration management tools
Experience with AI or ML for problem solving or improve developer experience
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
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