Site Reliability​/Software Engineer; SC Cleared

Site Reliability / Software Engineer (SC Cleared)

• Location:
  
  Gloucestershire
• SC Clearance required to start with the opportunity to be sponsored through DV Clearance after joining
• Salary:
  Up to £60,000 + Clearance Bonus
• To appy, email:
  Dom

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technically versatile engineer to join a growing team delivering secure, mission-critical systems within a highly regulated environment.

This role combines hands-on software engineering with Site Reliability and Dev Ops responsibilities, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both developing applications and improving the reliability, automation and operational performance of the environments they run in.

You’ll work closely with engineering teams across the full software lifecycle, contributing to application development, deployment automation, monitoring and live service support.

• Develop and maintain secure, scalable software applications and services
• Support and enhance critical live systems, improving reliability and stability
• Automate operational and deployment tasks to reduce manual effort
• Contribute to backend and service development using Java and Python
• Work across frontend and scripting technologies including JavaScript and Type Script
• Implement and improve monitoring, logging and alerting capabilities
• Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure and platform layers
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to improve delivery processes
• Support CI/CD and modern Dev Ops practices
• Participate in Agile Scrum teams and continuous improvement initiatives

• Commercial experience in Software Engineering, Dev Ops or Site Reliability Engineering
• Strong development experience with Java
• Experience with JavaScript, Type Script and/or Python
• Good understanding of Linux environments and command-line tooling
• Experience troubleshooting applications and distributed systems
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Open Stack
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as ELK
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Experience working within Agile teams

• Exposure to infrastructure automation tools
• Experience with microservices architectures
• Familiarity with Mongo
  
  DB, Elasticsearch or similar technologies
• Knowledge of Dev Ops and SRE best practices
• Understanding of operational support within secure environments
• Experience improving system observability and performance

• Active SC Clearance is required for this role + eligibility for DV Clearance
• Due to the nature of the work, additional security checks may be required
• Hybrid working arrangements may be available depending on project requirements

• Salary up to £60,000
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunity to work on secure, high-impact technology programmes
• Collaborative engineering-focused environment