Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

HelloKindred; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing solutions company is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to enhance a multi-cloud Kubernetes platform. The role involves driving platform reliability, automation, and security across AWS and Azure. Candidates must have deep experience with Kubernetes, GitOps, and cloud networking. This hands-on engineering position offers a hybrid work environment, where the successful candidate will ensure compliance with PCI DSS and GDPR, focusing on platform security and observability.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Rancher, GitOps, Linux, and cloud networking.
• Strong experience operating in hybrid cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and on-premise platforms.
• Experience implementing and managing observability tooling.
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Kuma is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Operate and enhance Kubernetes platforms across various environments.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis activities.
• Deliver cluster lifecycle management including upgrades and monitoring.
• Implement GitOps practices and reduce operational toil through automation.
• Maintain platform security posture and ensure compliance with security standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

GitOps

Linux

Cloud Networking

Automation

Scripting in Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell, or .NET

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

Grafana

Prometheus

Jaeger

Tempo

CloudWatch

Loki

OpenTelemetry

Concourse

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.

Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better.We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers –connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Job Description

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: August 28, 2026
Work Set Up: Hybrid (must be eligible for BPSS)

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support and enhance a complex, multi-cloud Kubernetes platform environment. This role is focused on driving platform reliability, automation, observability, and security across AWS, Azure, and on-premise infrastructure.

The successful candidate will play a key role in improving uptime, reducing operational toil through GitOps and automation, strengthening platform security posture, and enabling scalable onboarding of new tenants and workloads. This is a hands‑on engineering role operating within regulated environments and modern cloud-native architectures.

What you will do:

• Operate and enhance Kubernetes platforms across AWS, Azure, and on-premise environments.
• Lead incident response, problem management, and root cause analysis activities.
• Deliver cluster lifecycle management including upgrades, patching, node pool management, CNI and CSI configuration, ingress management, and Rancher operations.
• Own observability strategy including dashboards, alerting, monitoring, and definition of SLOs and SLIs.
• Implement GitOps practices using Fleet and reduce operational toil through automation and governance.
• Apply secure API gateway and Web Application Firewall (WAF) patterns.
• Design and support distributed systems including event brokers and asynchronous messaging architectures.
• Maintain platform security posture including CVE remediation, GRC controls, and security scanning pipelines.
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Crossplane as orchestration layers.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Concourse, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.
• Ensure compliance with PCI DSS and GDPR security patterns.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Rancher, GitOps, Linux, and cloud networking.
• Strong experience operating in hybrid cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and on-premise platforms.
• Strong automation and scripting skills in Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell, or .NET.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Crossplane.
• Experience implementing and managing observability tooling including Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger or Tempo, CloudWatch, Loki, and OpenTelemetry.
• Strong understanding of API gateway and Web Application Firewall patterns.
• Experience working with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience operating within regulated environments including PCI DSS and GDPR.
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Kuma is desirable.
• AWS operational experience is advantageous.
• Experience within payments or other regulated industries is beneficial.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.