Role Title: CNI Site Reliability Engineer
Duration: contract to run until 30/01/2026 (possibility of extension)
Location: Wokingham (Reading) | Hybrid - 60% remote and 40% onsite
Rate: TBC
Clearance required: Active SC Clearance
Role purpose / summary
Collaborate with Agile teams to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
Ensure platform and business application reliability and performance against strict SLAs and KPIs.
Implement and maintain cloud-native observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo).
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Kustomize or Helm.
Manage CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and ArgoCD.
Support and troubleshoot OpenShift Operators (ServiceMesh, ODF, ACS, ACM, AMQ).
Conduct security reviews and implement controls aligned with national infrastructure standards.
Mentor junior engineers and promote SRE best practices.
Collaborate with vendors and IT teams for incident resolution and platform improvements.
Required Skills:
Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
Experience in remote team collaboration.
Deep expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes and RedHat Linux.
Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python) and templating (Helm, Kustomize).
Experience with CI/CD automation and IaC strategies.
Security-first mindset with experience in regulated environments.
Experience with VMware vSphere virtualization?
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply