REQ ID: 130450
JOB TITLE: Staff Site Reliability Engineer
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING START DATE: 11/03/2026
POSTING END DATE: 25/03/2026
LOCATION: Manchester

Product Engineering at JLR is centred on innovation and creativity. From advanced driver assistance systems to developing the future of electric propulsion, the opportunities to create exceptional experiences for the future of motoring are wide-ranging. You'll work alongside industry experts to drive product strategy, manage programs, analyse performance, and lead transformation initiatives. Exceptional careers that bring world-renowned vehicles to life start here.

A great opportunity to join JLR’s digital engineering hub in Manchester, working at the heart of our global connected car and data platforms. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, building resilient cloud native systems, and driving engineering excellence across teams.

WHAT TO EXPECT

You’ll play a key technical role in shaping and supporting our cloud data platform, working hands on while guiding and uplifting the wider engineering community.

• Lead technical problem solving across cloud infrastructure, software delivery, and SRE practices
• Develop, enhance, and maintain AWS based platform infrastructure and services
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to support high quality, rapid delivery
• Provide hands on support to SREs and Software Engineers across build, test, and deployment
• Ensure systems meet internal and external standards for resilience, security, and performance

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

You’ll bring deep cloud engineering expertise, strong coding capability, and a passion for modern DevOps and SRE principles.

• Extensive experience with AWS and Kubernetes
• Strong coding background, including Python or Java, with experience across the full software lifecycle
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code, ideally using Terraform and AWS focused tooling
• Solid understanding of cloud native development, including services such as Lambdas, S3, and API Gateway
• Experience with version control, CI/CD tooling, and modern delivery practices

BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:

• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available
• A competitive pension
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working* 
  
  

*Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.