IntaPeople are partnering with a long-standing client in the data and analytics space, an organisation known for its technical excellence, collaborative culture, and meaningful impact across sectors. They’re scaling their SRE function and looking for a seasoned engineer to join a high-performing team delivering internal applications that power critical operations. This is a 6-month contract (with strong potential to extend), starting ASAP. You’ll be based 2 days a week in either Southampton or Sutton, whichever suits you best. Most of the SREs sit in Southampton, so if you enjoy bouncing ideas off peers in person, that’s the spot. What you’ll be doing: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement and optimise internal applications Diagnosing complex system performance issues and refining monitoring/reporting Championing architectural best practices across engineering teams Driving innovation and continuous improvement in infrastructure and tooling Working hands-on with IaaS, CI/CD pipelines, and containerised environments What you bring: Deep Linux expertise and fluency in at least one high-level programming language (Python preferred) Strong experience with AWS (VPCs, EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, etc.) Solid understanding of database systems (Postgres, SQL Server) IaC mastery (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) Passion for monitoring and observability (Grafana, Elastic, PagerDuty, etc.) Familiarity with configuration management tools (Puppet, etc.) Git, Docker, and scripting skills (bash or similar) A collaborative mindset and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly Bonus points for: Agile delivery experience Security engineering know-how Ability to explain complex issues to non-technical audiences Experience with scalable, cloud-native applications This is a brilliant opportunity to work with a forward-thinking tech team that values autonomy, innovation, and impact. If you’re an SRE who thrives in fast-paced environments and loves solving complex problems, I’d love to hear from you. Apply now to learn more