Join the SiXworks Revolution as an Azure Site Reliability Engineer We are a small, thriving company based in Farnborough, delivering proofs of concept and high quality, focused IT consultancy. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Azure Site Reliability Engineer to join our team in Farnborough. Purpose of Role: Part of the team responsible for Delivering, Upgrading and Maintaining Core Service and Project platforms, systems and automations Develop and maintain SiXworks Core monitoring and management platforms. Help ensure the required monitoring is in place and of good quality. Work closely with engineers, developers, operations, QA etc. in the design, hardening and optimisation of products and platforms. Work closely with project stakeholders and operational support teams to design and deliver work on-spec and in a timely fashion. Help in the architecture and design of new deployments and services. Design and Deploy proof of concept (PoC) for new technologies and services, as well as bring them to production. Conduct security risk, vulnerability assessments and hardening on developed or installed solutions. Design, build and maintain automation tooling. Work with automation tools and other technologies to improve performance, deployment procedures and reliability of solutions. Analyse, diagnose, and solve performance issues on various software such as Linux, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, etc. Work to ensure and build that the required documentation is in place and of good quality. Helps to ensure that the necessary integration and non-functional requirements are met Help and mentor other team members. Improve DevOps working practices to improve quality and service. Must hold live SC Clearance Essential Skills: Excellent knowledge operating and maintaining Azure based infrastructure (Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Application Gateways) Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) e.g Terraform, Bicep. Ideally Terraform. Understanding of security best practices for cloud infrastructure (preferably Azure) e.g. Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Defender, Azure RBAC. Solid understanding of monitoring, logging and alerting (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana) Familiarity with GitOps and Kubernetes-native deployment workflows (FluxCD, Kustomize, Helm) Good knowledge of Linux administration (such as Ubuntu) Strong automation and scripting skills (such as Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD, Git, Powershell, Bash etc.). Excellent problem-solving skills. Willing to always learn and research new technologies is a must. Willing to work in a fast-paced environment, on multiple projects concurrently. Desirable Skills To be successful in this role you will need a good number of the following skills: Problem solving, complemented by good analytical and reasoning abilities Experience with hybrid/on-premise technologies and services Understanding of working with air-gapped systems Continuous Inspection Tooling Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) & Windows Server (2019/2022) Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Installation, Configuration and Automation Containerisation (Docker, Podman) and Container Orchestration Systems (Kubernetes, Swarm) Configuration Management Tooling (GitLab or similar) Project/Issue Management Tooling (JIRA or similar) Application monitoring and alarms (Nagios, Splunk or similar) Strong communication and documentation skills (Confluence) Deployment and management of large-scale systems and estates Ability to advocate DevOps principles, practices and philosophy Understanding of Agile working principles and practices Ability to work closely with project managers, operational support teams, and even directly with the customer Environment and Benefits We have modern offices in Cody Technology Park and have well established remote working arrangements. For potential employees we offer an attractive range of benefits, including: Exciting and interesting work Bonus scheme Casual dress Free hot and cold drinks in our own, modern kitchen/break-out Secure, on-site parking, cafe, restaurant and gym facilities Company events & social hours Professional Development Opportunities Perkbox Employee Benefits system Bike to Work scheme Competitive Salary & Benefits Package Contributory Pension Scheme Maternity / Paternity Pay Friendly & Supportive Team Our SiXworks team is a fusion of brilliance, featuring senior operational, technical, and business leaders from various industries and the armed forces. SiXworks’ expertise includes secure-by-design, cloud computing and services, advanced network, platform and infrastructure design, rapid application development, cross-security domain systems, multi-source data platforms, cyber vulnerability mitigation and intelligence systems. SiXworks provides supplier-agnostic, technical and business consultancy to customers, and champions opensource and best of breed technologies. To date we have worked exclusively in the Defence and Security Sector, providing IT innovation projects and programmes, analysis and output-based consultancy. SiXworks is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organisation. SiXworks will be the hiring entity. By proceeding with this application, you understand that SiXworks will share your personal information with other IBM subsidiaries involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available here: https://www.ibm.com/privacy To be eligible for the role, you must hold UK nationality (British Citizenship). It would be advantageous if you have sole UK nationality, but if you hold dual nationality with one being British, you will still be considered. Please could other nationalities held be disclosed.