Site Reliability Engineer

Role Overview

Location:

Cheltenham, Hybrid (3–4 days on‑site)

Package: £500–£650 per day, Contract, Outside IR35

Industry: Government & Defence Technology

Collaborate with software teams to boost system reliability and performance.

Automate repetitive tasks and streamline alerting alongside system administrators.

Enhance monitoring and observability to prevent issues before they affect services.

Support development environments to meet delivery and quality targets.

Research and advise on tools, technologies, and cloud/on‑prem infrastructure solutions.

Build expertise across diverse technical and business domains.

Contribute to the evolution of cloud and on‑prem delivery pipelines.

Hands‑on experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef, or similar) and Terraform.

Proficient with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift).

Skilled in CI/CD tooling (Jenkins or equivalent) and monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Influx

DB).

Knowledge of event‑driven messaging (Rabbit

MQ or similar) and relational databases/SQL.

Strong Linux administration, shell scripting, and network security understanding.

Cloud experience (AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) and ideally Azure.

Coding experience in Java, Go, Python, or similar is a plus.

Familiarity with cross‑domain technologies and service management practices desirable.

Hybrid working with flexibility and occasional 24/7 on‑call support.

Opportunity to work on technically challenging, high‑profile projects.

Exposure to cutting‑edge cloud and on‑prem infrastructure and tools.

Collaborative and inclusive environment valuing diversity and development.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.