Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year Requirements: Strong, hands-on Terraform experience in production environments Proven experience operating and improving cloud-based platforms Confidence making architectural and operational decisions Ability to mentor others and raise the technical bar of the team Deep experience with container platforms or managed Kubernetes (useful, but not required) Familiarity with observability platforms such as Datadog (useful, but not required) Understanding of GitOps practices and strong documentation habits (useful, but not required) Responsibilities: Take a senior, hands-on role in shaping the platform and guiding technical direction Design and evolve cloud infrastructure using Terraform as a first-class practice Improve platform reliability, scalability, and security posture Work closely with development teams to enable safe, efficient delivery Lead by example on observability, incident analysis, and operational discipline Help define and embed SRE best practices as the team grows Maintain a focus on building resilient systems, avoiding constant failure Technologies: Cloud Datadog GitOps Support Kubernetes Security Terraform DevOps More: We are expanding our software engineering department and looking for a senior hire to join our existing SRE team in Southampton. This is a hybrid role with 2 days onsite, offering a salary of up to £80,000. Our focus is on building a robust, secure, and repeatable platform to support our growing organization. We value ownership and thoughtful engineering, allowing you to have meaningful influence over how reliability, security, and operational standards are defined and implemented. last updated 5 week of 2026