Site Reliability Engineer - 6-Month Contract - Hybrid (London or Sheffield)

Site Reliability Engineer (Openshift) - 6-Month Contract - Hybrid (London or Sheffield)

We are seeking a skilled OpenShift Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team on a 6-month contract. In this role, you will ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of our OpenShift-based virtual and container platforms, with a strong focus on automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Applications, Hardware, and Network, developing secure and scalable service architectures using cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of OpenShift-based virtual and container platforms.
• Collaborate with Applications, Hardware, and Network teams to deliver secure, resilient services.
• Develop automation to prevent outages using Shell Scripting, YAML, Ruby, Python, and Go.
• Establish and enforce SRE best practices through platform constraints and high-fidelity system modelling.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical services.

What You Will Ideally Bring

• Hands-on experience with OpenShift virtualization and Kubernetes administration.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and common failure domains.
• Experience managing production services on RedHat, Windows, and ESXi platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability tools (eg, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• Proficiency in Python, Shell, Go, Terraform, and similar Scripting languages.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Understanding of containerization (Docker) and microservices architecture.

Contract Details

• Duration: 6 months (with potential extension)
• Day Rate: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: London/Sheffield - Hybrid Based
• Start Date: ASAP