Site Reliability Engineer

2 days ago


Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Hays Full time

DV-Cleared Site Reliability Engineer - Contract - Cheltenham - On-Site

Hays Technology is recruiting an Site Reliability Engineer for a secure, on-site contract role in Cheltenham. This position is outside IR35 and requires active DV clearance.

  • Rate: £550-£650/day
  • Location: Cheltenham (3/4 days/week on-site)
  • Duration: Contract
  • Clearance: eDV/DV clearance

Role Overview

Join a specialist team maintaining a cross-domain managed service using modern Application Support and SRE practices. You'll support deployments, monitor performance, and troubleshoot issues across a diverse tech stack.

Responsibilities

  • Build and deploy code using Java, Maven, NPM, Terraform, and Ansible
  • Manage CI pipelines and automated testing (Cypress)
  • AWS, Openshift / Azure
  • Monitor services with InfluxDB and Grafana
  • Terraform/IAC
  • Provide 2nd/3rd line support and incident response
  • Perform OS patching, database housekeeping, and data centre ops

Required Skills

  • Experience in managed service environments
  • Strong Java or similar development background
  • Git version control
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Desirable Skills

  • Microservices, AMQP, S3, Oracle

Please note: All offers are subject to security screening. Hays is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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