Site Reliability Engineer

Lorien; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 105,165; Full time

Job summary

A staffing and recruiting agency based in Glasgow is seeking a highly experienced Site Reliability Engineer / Live Operations Engineer for a 6-month contract. This role involves maintaining and enhancing IT systems, designing tests, and working with teams to ensure smooth software releases. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience with AWS, relational databases, and hands-on debugging in production environments. Hybrid working is available and the day rate is £570.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with debugging and diagnosing production defects.
• Experience in writing clear operational runbooks and support strategies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance IT systems by developing and supporting new features.
• Design and implement tests and correct actions to meet quality standards.
• Work closely with engineers to ensure smooth product launches.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure

Debugging production defects

Operational runbooks

Coordinating with stakeholders

Java applications

Microservice architecture

BAT and UAT

Job description

Resource Consultant - Public Sector IT & Professional Services

[e-mail] 🤝 07437593244

Site Reliability Engineer / Live Operations Engineer - 6 month contract £570 per day OutsideIR35 - Glasgow Hybrid

One of Loriens leading Public Sector Clients are looking for a highly experienced Site Reliability Engineer / Live Operations Engineer to join their team on an initial 6 month contract with possible extensions.

Job Outline:

The organization has recently upgraded its IT systems and continues to improve them. As a Live Operations Engineer, you’ll help maintain and enhance these critical safeguarding services by developing, testing, and supporting new and existing IT features.

You will be responsible for designing and implementing tests, debugging, and defining corrective actions, and making stack regression proof. You will work closely with engineers to make sure releases and product launches run smoothly and meet the requirements of the Product. Ultimately, you should monitor all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards, and also work close with the management/exec teams in implementing Quality Assurance strategies. Furthermore, you will lead on working with both business and technical colleagues to diagnose live issues, identify appropriate fixes and align with Product Owners and Delivery Managers to prioritise any urgent fixes.

• Advanced knowledge of software support/development methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive operational runbooks and support strategies
• Demonstrable experience of taking live issues through the Software Development Lifecycle from diagnosis to delivering to the end user
• Hands‑on experience with BAT and UAT in advance of release to live.
• Hands‑on experience with coordinating with technical and non‑technical stakeholders assuring readiness for releases to live.
• Experience in debugging and working with engineers to diagnose and fix production defects.
• Experience in acting as a first technical point of call for investigation into production issues.
• At least 2 years experience within the last 5 years of AWS cloud infrastructure, relational databases (ideally MySQL) and working within projects that build and maintain Java applications based on a microservice architecture.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting