Site Reliability Engineer — Automation & Observability Lead

Jobtailor; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer/DevOps specialist to design and implement robust monitoring and alerting for critical services, automate key tasks, and collaborate with development teams to boost reliability and performance.

The role focuses on incident response, metric analysis, capacity planning, and continuous improvement across Azure/AWS/GCP environments, with a strong emphasis on observability and scalable cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience in site reliability engineering or DevOps roles.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Powershell, Azure Automation)
• Strong experience working in public cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure (preferred), AWS, GCP etc.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools and observability practices
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure and containerisation
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence

Responsibilities

• Design and implement monitoring and alerting systems for critical services
• Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
• Collaborate with development teams to enhance system reliability and performance
• Manage incident response and post-incident reviews
• Analyse system metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Contribute to capacity planning and scalability strategies

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

Automation scripting

Python

Powershell

Azure

Public Cloud

Monitoring

Observability

Containerisation

Incident Response

Capacity Planning

Analytical Abilities

Tools

Azure Automation

Monitoring Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a hands-on Site Reliability Engineer/DevOps specialist to design and implement robust monitoring and alerting for critical services, automate key tasks, and collaborate with development teams to boost reliability and performance.

The role focuses on incident response, metric analysis, capacity planning, and continuous improvement across Azure/AWS/GCP environments, with a strong emphasis on observability and scalable cloud infrastructure.