Site Reliability Engineer

17 hours ago


Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Anson McCade Full time
Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer to join our team at Anson McCade. As a key member of our OpenStack Linux team, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, consistency, and scalability of our software-defined data centers and open-source technologies.

About the Role:

  • Take full ownership of the OpenStack environment, managing instance creation, end-user support, and ensuring the setup is reliable and consistent.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to provide support for model-based engineering teams and ensure the environment's health, performance, and scalability.
  • Develop and implement automation tools like Ansible and Terraform to streamline OpenStack setup and maintenance.
  • Work closely with the team to identify and resolve complex issues, leveraging strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

About the Company:

Anson McCade is a leading supplier of state-of-the-art combat deterrents, providing decisive national security capabilities to our Home Nations and strategic allies. Our team develops Advanced Missile and Defence Systems, contributing to the peaceful prosperity of millions of citizens and ensuring the safety of our Armed Forces.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • SC Clearance is required to be active or obtained before joining.
  • In-depth knowledge of core OpenStack services (Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Glance, Cinder) and extensive experience with the Ceph storage platform.
  • Proficient in deploying and configuring OpenStack environments using automation tools like Ansible and Terraform.
  • Advanced expertise with Linux OS, particularly RHEL, with strong command line and scripting skills (bash, Python) for automation tasks.
  • Skilled in provisioning, configuring, and managing virtual machines and containers within OpenStack.
  • Solid understanding of monitoring and logging tools to ensure service continuity and expertise in security best practices for maintaining OpenStack platforms.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities to diagnose complex issues and implement effective solutions.
  • Excellent customer service, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Benefits Package:

  • Base salary: Up to £80,000 (DoE)
  • Annual Bonus: Up to 21%
  • Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Pension: Pension 14% (6% Employee and 8% Employer)
  • Share Incentive Plan: Opportunity to purchase shares via payroll before tax and NI.
  • Parental Benefits: Up to 26 weeks of full pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal and shared parental leave
  • Sick Pay: It ranges from 6 weeks for the first six months of service and scales up to 48 weeks after five years of service.
  • L&D: As a Times UK Top 25 Employers, the company holds Three Investors in People Gold Awards and offers employees work-class training and development/career tools.


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