Site Reliability Engineer

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Location: UK-based (hybrid working; London / client site as required)

Salary: £35,000 – £75,000 (dependent on experience)

Clearance: SC clearance required (or eligibility)

The Role

We’re hiring Site Reliability Engineers to help build and operate secure, highly reliable platforms supporting central government, public sector and defence programmes.

You’ll work closely with platform and delivery teams, designing resilient cloud infrastructure and embedding reliability, automation and security into everything you do.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in SRE, DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles
• Strong cloud experience (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Hands-on with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Helm)
• Experience with observability, automation and incident management
• Security-minded approach to engineering in regulated environments

Why Apply

• Work on high-impact public sector and defence systems
• Flexible salary range reflecting seniority and leadership (£35–75k)
• Hybrid working and startup autonomy
• Opportunity to shape platforms, tooling and engineering practices

SC clearance eligibility is essential. Some roles may be subject to UK-eyes only restrictions.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-01-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English