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Site Reliability Engineer | UK Remote | 6months | £530 p/d outside ir35
One of our public sector clients is seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support and enhance their modern digital platform as it transitions from on-premise to cloud-native environments. You'll work within a highly collaborative, agile Site Resilience team focused on building reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure and services.
Site Reliability Engineer - Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and optimise RHEL 7/8/9 and Red Hat Satellite
- Automate OS and application deployment using Ansible and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
- Support Oracle 19c on Oracle Linux with KVM and CommVault integration
- Maintain observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB, Nagios, Fluentd, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)
- Implement and monitor SLIs/SLOs; support disaster recovery testing
- Manage Docker containers and work in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
- Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub Actions, Git Runners, Ansible Automation Platform)
- Deliver and support infrastructure in AWS using VPC, EC2, S3, NLB, and automation via Terraform or CDK
- Collaborate with development and assurance teams to improve resilience and reduce risk
Site Reliability Engineer - Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong Unix/Linux (RHEL 7/8/9) system administration
- Load balancer technologies (HAProxy, keepalived)
- Advanced scripting (Bash, Perl), configuration management, patching & hardening
- CI/CD pipelines, version control with Git
- Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), team collaboration, and documentation
Desirable:
- MongoDB support, Python scripting, AWS EKS, general security architecture
This is a 6-month contract with possible extensions, working remotely in the UK (occasional visit to Edinburgh office may be required). Day rate on offer of £530 outside ir35
Apply today to be considered!
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
