Site Reliability Engineer

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for a 12-month contract with extensions. The role is hybrid with up to two days per week onsite in Manchester or London, and a daily rate of £400–£500 via Umbrella company.

The successful candidate will define SLIs/SLOs, participate in incident response, and build automation to improve service reliability across cloud, Linux, and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with site reliability engineering practices and automation.
• Proficient in building and maintaining monitoring and alerting.
• Strong teamwork across engineering and security disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage SLIs/SLOs with meaningful alerts and dashboards.
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Build automation to reduce manual operational effort and improve reliability.
• Implement monitoring, logging and telemetry for visibility.
• Collaborate with cloud, platform, security and operations teams to improve production readiness.
• Support continuous delivery and reliable deployments.

Skills

Python

Java

Bash

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Linux/Unix

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer

12 Month contract initially + Extensions

Based: Hybrid - Max of 2 days p/w onsite in Manchester or London (whichever is most convenient)

Rate: £400 - £500 p/d - (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a number of Site Reliability Engineer's join the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and manage service-level indicators and service-level objectives, with meaningful alerts and dashboards.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis and the delivery of permanent corrective actions.
• Build automation to reduce manual operational effort and improve service reliability.
• Implement monitoring, logging, metrics and telemetry to provide clear service visibility.
• Automate operational run books, recovery procedures and routine support activities.
• Improve system availability, scalability, resilience, security and performance.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, platform, security and operations teams to improve production readiness.
• Support continuous delivery by promoting reliable deployment, rollback and release practices.
• Share technical knowledge and guide engineering teams in adopting consistent reliability practice

Key Skills/knowledge/experience

• Technical expertise in coding using Python, Java or Bash
• Cloud computing (GCP),
• Linux/Unix systems,
• Networking protocols
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience

• Demonstrated success in establishing collaborative relationships with engineering, operations, security, architecture and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication, ownership and team-working skills.
• Learning Attitude

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work,

LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.