Lead Site Reliability Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Site Reliability Engineer in Cheltenham, where you'll drive innovation and enhance security. This role involves developing scalable, automated solutions and collaborating closely with customers to ensure high standards. You'll leverage your expertise in cloud environments and containerization tools while mentoring junior team members. Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth. Embrace a culture of diversity and inclusion as you contribute to meaningful projects that make a difference.

Benefits

Flexible working schedules

Healthcare

Dental

Life Assurance

Pension

Career Development

Employee Incentive Programme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting live, mission-critical systems.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to drive high standards.
• Design and implement automated solutions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Automation

Leadership

Containerization

Cloud Environments

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

ELK

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

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Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Cheltenham

Client: Northrop Grumman

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Job Category: -

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 4e8ab5bb5f87

Job Views: 5

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10139775

Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation’s Security. Together

Role clearance type: You must be able to gain and maintain the highest level of UK Government clearance

About Your Opportunity:

As a Lead SRE Engineer, you will be forward-thinking, identifying issues and developing repeatable, scalable, and automated solutions with a mindset to continuous improvement guided by metrics. You will deploy applications in a controlled, repeatable manner and develop technical expertise in frameworks and toolsets.

Your Benefits:

• Flexible working schedules: We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Discuss your preferences during the application process.
• Flexible Benefits Package: Choose benefits to meet your needs, including Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance, Pension, and optional benefits like Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme: Recognize exceptional performance through our annual incentive awards for top performers.
• Career Development: Opportunities for ongoing professional growth and career advancement.

Your Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with customers in their environments to drive their work to high standards.
• Design and implement efficient, automated solutions to reduce manual effort and costs.
• Promote high standards and best practices in code quality.
• Assist with updates and out-of-hours maintenance as needed.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring.

Your Experience:

• Experience supporting live, mission-critical systems, troubleshooting and resolving issues within strict timeframes.
• Familiarity with industry-standard observability tools (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus) and environment maintenance is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, with effective fault-finding and debugging skills.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Experience developing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure), including native and standalone tooling.

Your Future Team:

You will work with software teams providing infrastructure and platform expertise, supporting modernization efforts, and maintaining systems on customer sites to upgrade and enhance their systems.

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will investigate and implement modern tools, using Infrastructure as Code and automation to support Linux-based solutions, mentoring junior team members, and promoting best practices.

We value diversity and inclusion, welcoming candidates from all backgrounds and underrepresented communities, fostering respectful and safe environments.

Our Responsibilities:

Our customers operate in diverse environments, offering unique challenges daily. We provide a space for learning, growth, and innovation, encouraging collaboration and respecting individual contributions.

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