Site Reliability Engineer (Sheffield)

Caspian One; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Caspian One in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure & Site Reliability Engineer to support a large-scale Azure data platform. The role blends cloud engineering with platform operations across data, infrastructure and security.

You will own Azure landing zones, maintain production systems, and collaborate with global Platform & Data Engineering teams to improve reliability, governance, and observability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or STEM preferred.
• Candidates without a degree will be considered with relevant experience or certifications.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services) beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and improve an enterprise-scale Azure cybersecurity data platform.
• Build and manage Azure landing zones/workspaces for secure application deployment.
• Integrate and configure cloud services including IAM, monitoring, OS, containers.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing activities.
• Provide day-to-day troubleshooting across the Azure tenant and platform.
• Ensure platform reliability, resiliency, compliance, and operational risk alignment.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational artefacts.
• Collaborate with cloud service teams and internal stakeholders to gather requirements.

Skills

SRE principles

Azure DevOps

Linux administration

OS internals

Storage concepts

Networking fundamentals

Azure infrastructure

HA web infrastructure

IAM & cloud governance

Monitoring & auditing tools

Troubleshooting

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Azure Functions

Kubernetes Service

Logic Apps

Monitor & Log Analytics

Synapse

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Azure Functions

Kubernetes Service

Logic Apps

Monitor

Log Analytics

Synapse

PowerBI

Job description

Cloud Infrastructure & Site Reliability Engineer

Contract | Sheffield | Hybrid | £400+ p/d

We are hiring a Cloud Infrastructure & Site Reliability Engineer to support and enhance a large-scale cybersecurity data lake and analytics platform. This role sits within a global Platform & Data Engineering team and focuses on cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and operational reliability in Azure.

The position is hands-on and suited to engineers with strong cloud foundations, experience supporting production environments, and the ability to work across data, infrastructure, and platform operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and improve an enterprise-scale Azure cybersecurity data platform.
• Build and manage Azure landing zones/workspaces for secure application deployment.
• Integrate and configure cloud services including IAM, monitoring, OS, containers.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing activities.
• Provide day-to-day troubleshooting across the Azure tenant and platform.
• Ensure platform reliability, resiliency, compliance, and operational risk alignment.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational artefacts.
• Collaborate with cloud service teams and internal stakeholders to gather requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Experience with SRE principles and Azure DevOps.
• Linux administration (preferably Red Hat).
• Understanding of OS internals, storage, CPU architectures, and network fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience building and supporting Azure infrastructure at scale.
• Familiarity with high-availability web infrastructure (proxies, reverse proxies).
• Knowledge of data governance, quality, and controls.
• Experience with IAM, cloud compliance, monitoring, and auditing tools.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, services, and application stacks.
• Exposure to Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Functions, Kubernetes Service, Logic Apps, Monitor, Log Analytics, Synapse, PowerBI.

Background

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or STEM preferred.
• Candidates without a degree will be considered with relevant experience or certifications.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services) beneficial.