Site Reliability Engineer SRE

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.

Company
McGregor Boyall
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Contractor
Salary
Salary negotiable
Posted
Company
McGregor Boyall
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Contractor
Salary
Salary negotiable
Posted