Site Reliability Engineer SRE Kubernetes

Client Server Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Birthday day off

Team lunches

Training budget

Job summary

Client Server Limited is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) focused on Kubernetes. You’ll work hybrid from Cambridge with WFH options, helping embed reliability best practices and improve system resilience.

The role emphasizes automation, tooling and cross-team collaboration to reduce incidents and downtime. Ideal candidates have SRE/DevOps experience, strong knowledge of distributed systems and scripting in Go or Python, plus hands-on cloud and Kubernetes expertise.

Qualifications

• SRE/DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and reliability.
• Proficiency in Go or Python scripting.
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP and Kubernetes.
• Observability through monitoring, logging and tracing.

Responsibilities

• Develop tooling, frameworks and best practices to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• Monitor system performance and implement improvements to reduce incidents and downtime.
• Conduct deep-dive investigations into incidents and systemic issues, driving long-term fixes.
• Embed reliability practices across teams and improve developer experience via automation.

Skills

SRE

DevOps

Distributed systems

System design

Go or Python

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Observability

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

STEM degree (2.1+)

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE Kubernetes) Cambridge / WFH to £70k

Opportunity to progress your career at the world's most advanced cybersecurity technology business that uses AI technology to protect clients across the globe from advanced cyber threats, working alongside a team of friendly and supportive people and enjoying a host of perks and benefits.

As a Site Reliability Engineer / SRE you will work across teams to embed reliability best practices, improve system resilience and solve complex operational challenges. You will take a proactive approach to identifying risks, improving system observability and enhancing the developer experience through automation and tooling.

Key responsibilities will include developing tooling, frameworks and best practices to improve reliability and operational efficiency, monitoring system performance and implementing improvements to reduce incidents and downtime and conducting deep-dive investigations into incidents and systemic issues, driving long-term fixes.

Location / WFH:

You’ll join a highly talented, diverse team in the Cambridge office twice a week where you can enjoy a great team atmosphere with free lunches and problem solving sessions.

About you:

• You have experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps or infrastructure engineering


• You have a strong understanding of distributed systems, reliability principles and system design


• You can script / code with Go, Python or similar


• You have experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure or GCP


• You have experience with containerisation and orchestration including Kubernetes


• You're familiar with observability practices; monitoring, logging, tracing


• You have strong problem solving and critical thinking skills


• You're collaborative with great communication skills


• You are degree educated, having achieved a 2.1 or above in a STEM discipline from a top tier university (e.g. Russel Group, Oxbridge)

What's in it for you:

As a Site Reliability Engineer / SRE you will earn a competitive package:

• Salary to £70k


• Pension


• Private Medical Insurance


• Life Assurance


• Enhanced parental leave


• Employee Assistance Program


• 23 days holiday plus an additional one for your birthday


• Charity giving schemes


• Personal training and development budgets