DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Pimento Connection; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share option scheme

Hybrid working between London, client,

Professional development and training

Job summary

Pimento Connection in London is seeking a DevOps/Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and operate resilient cloud infrastructure underpinning critical public-sector services. You’ll combine DevOps, cloud engineering, and automation to improve reliability, observability, and scalability across AWS and Azure.

You’ll work with event-driven systems, IdAM like Keycloak, and modern observability stacks, driving security by design and automation across pipelines and deployments.

Qualifications

• Experience in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering roles.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of AWS/Azure/GCP environments.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with IdAM platforms like Keycloak.
• Experience with observability stacks and monitoring.
• Security-minded with DevSecOps practices.
• Knowledge of network basics and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate resilient cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure preferred).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes manifests.
• Build and manage event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar systems.
• Operate databases and data platforms such as PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB.
• Configure and support IdAM solutions such as Keycloak.
• Monitor system health using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and OpenTelemetry.
• Champion DevSecOps and embed security into delivery.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and recovery processes.
• Support development teams with environment config and secrets management.
• Participate in incident management and root cause analysis.

Skills

SRE/DevOps mindset

Cloud engineering

Observability

Automation

Python, Bash, or Go

Incident response

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Terraform

Helm

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Keycloak

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Cloud provider experience (AWS/Azure)

Job description

Location: London (Hybrid – remote and client site as required)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Role Overview

We’re looking for a DevOps/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our growing platform and delivery teams. You’ll help design, build, and operate reliable, secure, and performant infrastructure that underpins critical public-sector services.

You’ll combine your background in DevOps, cloud engineering, and automation with a focus on reliability, observability, and scalability. You’ll also work with event driven technologies, identity and access management, and data platforms, ensuring our orchestration solutions are resilient, secure, and future-ready.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who thrives on solving complex infrastructure and automation challenges, automating everything, and shaping secure-by-design delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate resilient cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure preferred)
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
• Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes manifests
• Build and manage event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka or similar messaging systems
• Operate and maintain databases and data platforms such as PostgreSQL,Elasticsearch, and MongoDB
• Configure and support identity and access management (IdAM) solutions such as Keycloak
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity using modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
• Champion DevSecOps practices, embedding security and compliance into every stage of delivery
• Automate deployment, scaling, and recovery processes to improve reliability and reduce manual toil
• Support development teams with environment configuration, secrets management, and container orchestration
• Participate in incident management and root-cause analysis to continuously improve system resilience
• Contribute to internal platform frameworks, templates, and automation accelerators

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP environments
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration
• Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, or CloudFormation)
• Working knowledge of event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)
• Experience managing and tuning databases (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB)
• Familiarity with Keycloak or equivalent identity and access management (IdAM) platforms
• Strong scripting or automation experience (Python, Bash, or Go preferred)
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools for observability
• Understanding of networking, DNS, load balancing, and security controls
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and proactive problem solver
• Must be eligible and prepared to go through SC Security Clearance

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience operating production workloads in the UK public sector or regulated environments
• Familiarity with Camunda or other process orchestration platforms
• Experience implementing DevSecOps frameworks or security automation tools
• Understanding of zero-trust networking and secure‑by‑design principles
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio, Linkerd)
• Exposure to agentic AI or workflow automation environments
• Holds UK security clearance (SC, DV, eDV)

What’s on Offer

• The company option scheme gives our employees a stake in the organisation they’re building
• Meaningful missions. Tackle high-impact public-sector problems that improve services millions rely on.
• Hybrid Working.Flexible working between our London office, client offices and your home location.
• Outputs over optics. We focus on what gets delivered, not hours online.
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with founders. Learn from experienced practitioners in a nurturing, hands‑on environment.
• Shape the organisation. your fingerprints will be on the company as it grows.
• Autonomy by default. We empower our people to do what’s needed.
• Human > corporate. Sociable, low-ego, dynamic engagements. No big-firm stiffness or needless bureaucracy.
• Professional Development. Our customer invests in their people through training and certifications.