Site Reliability Engineer

LA International; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology service provider is seeking Site Reliability Engineers for a three-month contract in Wokingham. The role involves automating deployment, ensuring platform reliability, and requires expertise in OpenShift. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and experience in remote collaboration. Security clearance is a must, with a potential requirement of up to 10 weeks for processing.

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication skills.
• Ability to work with remote teams is essential.
• Deep expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to automate deployment and monitoring.
• Ensure platform reliability against strict SLAs and KPIs.
• Implement and maintain cloud-native observability stacks.

Skills

Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

Experience in remote team collaboration

Deep expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes and RedHat Linux

Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python)

CI/CD automation and IaC strategies

Security-first mindset in regulated environments

Experience with VMware vSphere virtualization

Job description

Overview

Our client is looking for a number of hands-on Site Reliability Engineers to join their team on an initial three-month contract with good scope for extension. The role requires on-site presence in Wokingham twice a week and remote working otherwise. This role is Inside IR35 and requires active SC clearance.

Role Description

• Collaborate with Agile teams to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
• Ensure platform and business application reliability and performance against strict SLAs and KPIs.
• Implement and maintain cloud-native observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo).
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Kustomize or Helm.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and ArgoCD.
• Support and troubleshoot OpenShift Operators (ServiceMesh, ODF, ACS, ACM, AMQ).
• Conduct security reviews and implement controls aligned with national infrastructure standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote SRE best practices.
• Collaborate with vendors and IT teams for incident resolution and platform improvements.

Required Skills

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Experience in remote team collaboration.
• Deep expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes and RedHat Linux.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python) and templating (Helm, Kustomize).
• Experience with CI/CD automation and IaC strategies.
• Security-first mindset with experience in regulated environments.
• Experience with VMware vSphere virtualization?

Security and Clearance

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment, which can take up to a minimum of 10 weeks.