Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Python, AWS, Linux, IaC) - Manchester

Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Python, AWS, Linux, IaC - Open Data Systems)

Alternative titles: Platform Engineer | Infrastructure Engineer | DevOps Engineer

Contract: 12 months

Location: London or Manchester (2 days per week on-site)

Rate: £650 - 750/day (negotiable for the right candidate), inside IR35

Deadline: COB Friday 28th November (applications may still be considered after this date)

Summary of Tech Stack

Python | AWS | Linux

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Containerisation (Kubernetes/ECS)

CI/CD Pipelines

Observability Security

About the Project

Join a transformative initiative to revolutionize how the public sector makes its data accessible and reusable. You'll help build a modern, reliable data hub that provides seamless access to a wide range of public sector data.

We're seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer with proven technical leadership skills to shape the future of this platform. You'll provide design thinking for long-term goals, collaborate with designers and developers, and take ownership of building robust infrastructure and automation.

What You'll Do

Lead technical direction for new products and services

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (eg, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline)

Write Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation

Deploy and configure observability tools

Work with Linux-based systems, virtual machines, and containers

Design and support large-scale production services in AWS

Ensure security best practices across operational services

Key Skills Experience

Technical Leadership - guiding teams from a technical perspective

Python (Ruby knowledge desirable)

AWS and its services

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Linux OS expertise

Container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS) or serverless (AWS Lambda)

Strong Git skills

Experience with infrastructure technologies: databases, web Servers, DNS, CDNs, reverse proxies, message queues, load balancers

Solid understanding of security principles

Interested? Apply now and help shape the future of public sector data accessibility.

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