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Site Reliability Engineer - SRE

Pracyva ltdFarringdon, Central London🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 22 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This on-site Site Reliability Engineer role at Pracyva Ltd offers an exciting opportunity to drive significant advancements in market risk platforms through AI-powered automation and optimization, perfect for a seasoned SRE with a strong Python and distributed systems background. You'll leverage your 8+ years of experience to refine processes and enhance system reliability within the dynamic banking and finance sector, with competitive compensation of £70-80k FTE. Apply now to make a tangible impact on critical financial infrastructure.

Quick Overview

Salary
£70 - £80/hr
Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

We need an experienced SRE to focus predominantly on automation, optimization, and process re-engineering using AI for the Market Risk Platform.

  • Location: 5 days onsite
  • Domain: Banking / Finance / Trading – Market Risk
  • Skills:
  • SRE experience with Python-based applications (not Java)
  • Exposure to cloud technologies
  • Familiarity with Athena ecosystem or similar (SecDB, Quartz)
  • Trade Lifecycle / Market Risk / Risk platform experience
  • Experience: Minimum 8+ years
  • Engagement: FTE or Contractors
  • Compensation: £70–80k FTE / £450–550 per day (contract- Inside IR35) Required skills & Experience
  • Senior SRE experience on distributed systems and batch/intraday workloads in a production environment.
  • Strong Python
  • Provable agentic AI experience showing
  • Tool integration, guard rails, evaluation approach
  • Measurable impact (toil reduction, MTTR reduction, alert reduction etc)
  • Demonstrated process optimization ability (removing steps/handoffs, standardizing workflows, implementing light weight controls with metrics)
  • Strong Linux and troubleshooting fundamentals across application/system/network layers
  • Experience working across mixed estates ( On Pre VMs + Cloud, with some Kubernetes exposure for operational monitoring/reruns)
  • Exposure to Banking/Finance Market Risk Domains

Skills

Java
Kubernetes
Python
Rails

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