Site Reliability Engineer
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation · London, England ·
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) DevSecOps | Cloud Engineering | Observability | Production Environments | London SR2 is supporting a major 3-year programme and looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join the Production Engineering team.
This function underpins the reliability, security, and performance of all live environments, from production systems to critical customer deployments. You'll apply a software engineering mindset to operational problems, building automation, scalability, and resilience into cloud-native infrastructure.
Beyond supporting live systems, this team also acts as a centre of excellence, guiding project teams in adopting best practices across DevSecOps, observability, and cost optimisation.
Key Responsibilities
Build, maintain, and support production and demo environments Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment workflows (Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitOps) Package and deploy applications to customer environments Implement and optimise observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) Support incident response, monitoring, and backup/recovery planning Mentor project teams in DevSecOps practices and environment management Ensure cloud environments are secure, performant, and cost-optimised Tech Environment &
Skills
Cloud Engineering: AWS/Azure/GCP, Linux, Terraform (IaC) Containers: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm (OpenShift a plus) Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki (network visualisation desirable) CI/CD & GitOps: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD/Flux Security: Cloud access models, Zero Trust principles Programming: Python or Golang preferred; Bash scripting Databases & Pipelines: PostgreSQL optimisation, Kafka integration Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues quickly The Details: Contract: 6 months (multiple extensions likely) IR35: Inside Location: London twice a week (hybrid model) Clearance: SC level may be required depending on deployment If you're an experienced SRE who thrives on building reliable, secure, and cost-efficient production systems, apply now for immediate consideration.