Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Location: UK-based (hybrid working; London / client site as required)

Salary: £35,000 – £75,000 (dependent on experience)

Clearance: SC clearance required (or eligibility)

The Role

We're hiring Site Reliability Engineers to help build and operate secure, highly reliable platforms supporting central government, public sector and defence programmes.

You'll work closely with platform and delivery teams, designing resilient cloud infrastructure and embedding reliability, automation and security into everything you do.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience in SRE, DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles
  • Strong cloud experience (AWS / Azure / GCP)
  • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Helm)
  • Experience with observability, automation and incident management
  • Security-minded approach to engineering in regulated environments

Why Apply

  • Work on high-impact public sector and defence systems
  • Flexible salary range reflecting seniority and leadership (£35–75k)
  • Hybrid working and startup autonomy
  • Opportunity to shape platforms, tooling and engineering practices

SC clearance eligibility is essential. Some roles may be subject to UK-eyes only restrictions.

Job Details

Company
Sanderson Government & Defence
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Full-time
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