Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Location: Manchester - Hybrid (Once in 2 weeks) Contract Type: 6 months A major tech organization is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong SRE expertise to lead a critical migration of services between Kubernetes environments. You'll combine software engineering skills, a deep understanding of cloud-native operations, and a passion for automation to ensure a smooth, reliable transition. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and refactor applications for Kubernetes using containerization best practices. Own service reliability and performance during migrations, driving zero-downtime and phased rollout strategies. Build automation to streamline migration, testing, validation, and operations (Infrastructure-as-Code). Architect scalable, observable systems tailored for Kubernetes. Enhance monitoring, logging, alerting, and lead incident responses during migrations. Solve complex technical challenges and optimize migration workflows. Mentor engineers and collaborate closely across technical and product teams. Skills & Experience Strong software engineering and SRE background. Expertise in Java and Kubernetes in production environments. Proven success leading large-scale service migrations. Solid experience in observability, incident management, and infrastructure automation.This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it to raghav. Manrai (url removed) Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy