Site Reliability Engineer

Vivo Talent Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software organization in Manchester is seeking a talented Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). This role involves designing and maintaining reliable scalable infrastructure, with responsibilities including system maintenance, automation, and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates should have strong AWS skills and a proactive mindset. This opportunity allows you to refine systems and make a significant impact in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in SRE or DevOps roles within cloud environments (preferably AWS).
• Confidence with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
• A proactive problem-solving mindset with an interest in mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production environments through proactive maintenance and performance tuning.
• Automate infrastructure management and enhance automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior SREs.
• Strengthen monitoring systems and manage incident resolution.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Strong communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Site Reliability Engineer / SRE / DevOps / AWS / IaC / Manchester / Permanent / Remote / 50000 - 60000pa

Vivo Talent is proud to be partnering with a market‑leading software organisation to recruit a talented Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join their growing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining reliable scalable infrastructure that keeps the business running smoothly and enables innovation at scale. As the SRE youll take ownership of ensuring systems remain stable efficient and secure - while also having the chance to mentor junior team members and help shape the foundations of a growing engineering function.

If youre passionate about problem‑solving automation and building infrastructure that truly makes an impact this could be the perfect next step for you.

What Youll Be Doing

• Maintain & Improve Systems : Keep production environments running smoothly with proactive maintenance patching and performance tuning.
• Automate & Optimise : Use tools like Terraform Ansible and AWS to manage infrastructure and enhance automation.
• Collaborate & Support : Work hand‑in‑hand with cross‑functional teams and help develop the junior SRE through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Monitor & Troubleshoot : Strengthen monitoring systems (moving from Nagios to Datadog) and take ownership of incident management.

What Youll Bring

• Solid experience in SRE or DevOps roles within cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Confidence with infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration management tools.
• A proactive problem‑solving mindset and an interest in mentoring others.
• Strong communication skills - youll liaise with developers data scientists and non‑technical stakeholders alike.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an SRE who loves to take ownership refine systems and make a tangible impact in their role

If this sounds like you (or someone you know) Id love to chat! Drop me a message or your CV.

Key Skills

Kubernetes,FMEA,Continuous Improvement,Elasticsearch,Go,Root cause Analysis,Maximo,CMMS,Maintenance,Mechanical Engineering,Manufacturing,Troubleshooting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1