Site Reliability Engineer (SC Cleared)

Syntax Consultancy Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global IT company is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with SC Security Clearance and strong Azure Cloud expertise for a 6-month contract in London. This hybrid role involves leading SRE activities, managing Azure Cloud projects, and mentoring engineers. Candidates should have experience in Azure migrations, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, with strong DevOps principles. Competitive pay of up to £525/day is offered, with a flexible working arrangement of both remote and onsite work.

Qualifications

• Active SC Security Clearance is required.
• Proven experience in Azure Cloud migrations and networking solutions.
• Strong DevOps background with an automation-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead SRE activities for large-scale Azure Cloud projects.
• Deliver solutions across VMs and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

Azure Cloud expertise

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Networking solutions

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps background

Cloud certifications

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer (SC Cleared)

6 Month Contract

London (Hybrid)

£525/day (Inside IR35)

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Azure Cloud expertise (including Kubernetes, Terraform + GitHub).

6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Paying up to £525/day (Inside IR35). Start ASAP in Dec 2025 / Jan 2026.

Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site in the London office.

A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects.

Key skills, experience + tasks will include:

• Site Reliability Engineer to lead SRE activities for large-scale Azure Cloud projects + mentoring other Engineers.
• Proven experience in Azure Cloud migrations + networking solutions.
• Delivering solutions across VMs and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment, management + scaling.
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions (or similar tools).
• Designing + managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), using Terraform, Ansible + Jenkins.
• Assessing Networking requirements + designing secure solutions (including: load balancing, routing, firewalls).
• Troubleshooting + resolving complex Azure Cloud infrastructure / application issues.
• Working with key stakeholders, external suppliers + cross-functional teams (IT Security, Testing + Applications).
• Supporting Azure Cloud migration initiatives using frameworks like: AzureRM, CAF, Google Cloud.
• Participating in 24/7 on-call team support rota.
• Strong DevOps background with automation-first mindset
• Advantageous: Cloud certifications (Azure, GCP, AWS) + Multi-Tenant solutions experience.