Site Reliability Engineer

Contract Opportunity :
Site Reliability Engineer (Azure & AWS)

Location : UK (Fully Remote)

Rate : £550 / day (Inside IR35)

Contract Length : 12 Months Initally

The client is looking for a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with deep experience across primarily Azure and preferably AWS to take a lead role in migrating an existing on-prem HPC solution into the Cloud . You’ll be responsible for enhancing reliability, scalability, and performance through automation, software engineering principles, and proactive system optimisation.

This role will be pivotal in bridging development and operations , applying an engineering mindset to infrastructure and operational challenges.

• Collaborate with US teams and adapt existing solutions to build and maintain scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure in Azure and AWS for the UK entity.
• Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operational work such as log analysis, environment testing, and incident response.
• Partner closely with development and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment and performance of applications and services.
• Monitor system performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact users.
• Apply software engineering best practices to infrastructure to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
• Drive cost optimisation, right-sizing, automation, and governance through tagging strategies and budget alerting.
• Produce documentation and deliver knowledge transfer / training to internal teams.

• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures across Azure and AWS , including experience with AKS / EKS and automation.
• Extensive on premise to Azure Migration Experience
• Deep knowledge of Linux
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code , ideally Terraform .
• Familiarity with CI / CD pipelines , Docker / Kubernetes , and monitoring / observability tooling.
• Knowledge of data processing workflows and configuration design.
• Solid experience with IT infrastructure, reliability, and monitoring systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT , or a related field.
• 5+ years in SRE, Dev Ops, or cloud infrastructure roles.

Apply or reach out to me if you hit the mark!