Site Reliability Engineer

The software engineering department is scaling rapidly, and the platform maturity needs to keep pace.

This is a new senior hire, joining an existing SRE team of two as part of a planned expansion. The focus is on building a robust, secure, and repeatable platform that enables developers to ship with confidence as the organisation grows.

You will have meaningful influence over how reliability, security, and operational standards are defined and implemented.

Up to £80,000
Southampton | Hybrid (2 days onsite)
What you will be responsible for

You will take a senior, hands-on role in shaping the platform and guiding technical direction, while still remaining close to the work.
Key areas of responsibility include:

• Designing and evolving cloud infrastructure using Terraform as a first-class practice
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, and security posture
• Working closely with development teams to enable safe, efficient delivery
• Leading by example on observability, incident analysis, and operational discipline
• Helping define and embed SRE best practices as the team grows

There is no on-call expectation. The emphasis is on building resilient systems, not reacting to constant failure.

What we are looking for
Essential

• Strong, hands-on Terraform experience in production environments
• Proven experience operating and improving cloud-based platforms
• Confidence making architectural and operational decisions
• Ability to mentor others and raise the technical bar of the team

Useful, but not required

• Deep experience with container platforms or managed Kubernetes
• Observability platforms such as Datadog
• GitOps practices and strong documentation habits

This role suits someone who enjoys ownership, values thoughtful engineering, and wants to help build a platform function the right way rather than inheriting chaos.

Apply now or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT Recruitment for more information

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.