Site Reliability Engineer
Day Rate: £500 - £600
Location: Hereford (Hybrid working)
Security Clearance: Must have at least SC clearance and be eligible for DV clearance
Contract Type: Contract (Outside IR35)
We're currently recruiting for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to support the growth and reliability of a suite of cross-domain services used in complex, high-demand environments. This is a key role focused on ensuring service availability, performance, and cost-efficiency across both cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
You'll work closely with development and support teams to evolve infrastructure, enhance observability, and proactively mitigate reliability risks.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with software engineers to improve reliability and performance
Automate operational tasks and reduce alert fatigue
Enhance monitoring and observability to pre-empt issues
Support development environments to meet delivery goals
Evaluate tools and technologies to guide build vs. buy decisions
Develop expertise across technical and business domains
Required Skills & Experience:
Strong experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef)
Proficiency with Terraform
Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift)
CI/CD pipeline experience (e.g., Jenkins)
Monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ...