Software Reliability Engineer

RE Partners Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RE Partners Consulting seeks experienced Software Reliability Engineers to evangelize continuous integration, testing, and safe, automated deployments. This hands-on role is roughly 70% coding and configuration, guiding development teams toward rapid and secure releases.

The position emphasizes practical DevOps and SRE principles, with focus on testing, automation, observability, and modern runtimes. Strong collaboration across teams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using multiple test frameworks.
• Excellent understanding of automation testing approaches and how to drive outcomes with AI support.
• Proficiency in JVM languages and/or TypeScript.
• Highest quality coding skills.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices for critical systems.
• Experience with multiple CI/CD systems and deployment architectures.

Responsibilities

• Conduct targeted engagements with development teams facing challenges achieving safe, rapid release cadence.
• Wrap applications with a suite of tests, including smoke tests for deployment.
• Source and integrate test data, implement data masking in lower environments.
• Upgrade to supported runtimes (Java, NPM).
• Containerize applications where feasible.
• Upgrade open-source libraries to latest major versions and keep dependencies current.
• Implement continuous library updates using Renovate; improve source control and code reviews.
• Ensure security patterns, secrets management, authentication and authorization.
• Simplify and automate deployment processes, incl. automated DB changes with Liquibase and Ansible.
• Introduce standard observability patterns.
• Overhaul exception handling and logging.

Skills

TDD

Automation testing

Java/TypeScript

CI/CD

Security practices

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

Gradle

Maven

npm

Ansible

Linux

Spring

Job description

Who We Are: We are a fast growing business and technology consultant company co-founded in 2019. We offer a custom-tailored, white-glove engineering service fit for our clients, because a digital transformation is more than just technology. With a successful track record of being a preferred vendor for Fortune 500 companies and as a trusted partner for some of the industry’s leading companies, our global talent has helped many clients achieve their goals.

The 3 G’s of RE:

“Get Shit Done.”

“Get Over Shit.”

“Give a Shit.”

Software Reliability Engineer

We are seeking experienced, hands-on Software Reliability Engineers to act as evangelists for continuous integration, testing, and safe, automated deployments. This is a practical DevOps and SRE role for practitioners who lead by example to make change safe and easy for development teams. The position is roughly 70% coding and configuration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct targeted engagements with development teams facing challenges getting to safe and rapid release cadence, or struggling with vulnerability resolution.
• Wrapping the application in a suite of well-designed tests, most of which can run locally, including smoke tests to be run as part of the deployment process.
• Sourcing and integrating appropriate test data, implementing data masking in lower environments
• Upgrading to supported runtimes (generally Java or NPM).
• Containerizing applications where feasible.
• Upgrading open-source libraries to their latest available major versions (e.g., migrating from Spring 2). Upgrading to the latest version of all dependencies, whether installed software, libraries, internal code, base images or operating system. Implementing processes that allow us seamlessly to stay current
• Implementing continuous library updates using Renovate. o Introducing best practice source control and branch management o Improving code review processes
• Ensuring best practice security patterns, secrets management, authentication and authorisation
• Simplifying and automating application deployment processes, including automated database changes with Liquibase and installed software with Ansible.
• Introducing standard observability patterns.
• Overhauling exception handling and logging.

Required Qualifications :

• Several years of experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using multiple test frameworks.
• Really excellent understanding of the different approaches to automation testing and an ability to choose the best approach and drive outcomes with AI support
• Proficiency in JVM languages and/or TypeScript.
• Highest quality coding skills
• An excellent understanding of safe practices for critical systems, including deployment architecture and observability
• At home with multiple continuous integration and deployment systems
• Excellent understanding of secure coding practices
• Competent with Docker and Openshift
• Actively embracing AI coding
• Comfortable with build automation tools such as Gradle, Maven, and npm.
• Competent with (RedHat ) Linux
• Spring framework skills are advantageous.
• Ansible skills are advantageous
• Strong emphasis on hands-on engineering, technical autonomy, problem solving, and cross-team impact

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.