Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Defence

• Designing, delivering, upgrading, and maintaining core platforms, services, and automations
• Building and improving monitoring, alerting, and observability platforms
• Designing secure infrastructure using automation-first approaches
• Creating and productionising proofs of concept for new tools and technologies
• Diagnosing and resolving performance, reliability, and availability issues
• Supporting architecture, documentation, and non-functional requirements
• Mentoring engineers and helping improve DevOps and SRE practices

You'll work closely with platform engineers, infrastructure teams, operational stakeholders, and project managers to take requirements from early design and proof-of-concept through to production. This role is ideal for someone curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable in complex, regulated environments, with a passion for automation, resilience, and secure-by-design infrastructure., * Strong experience with Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows Server

• Good knowledge of Linux administration
• Skilled in scripting: Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar
• Experienced with DevOps/automation tools: Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD, Git
• Familiar with cloud platforms, especially Azure
• Knowledge of configuration management (e.g., DSC)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Willingness to learn new technologies
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Desirable experience:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform, ARM templates
• Knowledge of security best practices
• Configuration as Code: DSC, Ansible, or similar
• Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS) and Windows Server administration
• Containerisation & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Version control and configuration management: Git/GitLab
• Project and issue tracking tools: JIRA or similar
• Cloud platforms: Azure / Azure Stack Hub
• Monitoring and alerting: Nagios, Splunk, or similar
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Experience with large-scale system deployment
• Advocate for DevOps and Agile practices
• Able to work closely with teams and customers

A collaborative, inclusive culture with strong benefits including competitive pay, bonus, pension, private healthcare, generous leave, professional development, wellbeing perks, and modern on-site facilities

Talent Locker offer market leading Recruitment Services, with an emphasis on placing quality candidates in change-related roles across the UK. Each of our Recruitment Consultants specialise within IT Business Change and Transformation or Workplace Change recruitment for both contract and permanent positions. We work with a variety of market leading brands in the UK and internationally, offering a personalised service to our clients and candidates. We take the time to fully understand our candidates' career history and aspirations as well as their salary expectations and individual requirements to ensure a perfect fit. If you are looking for a new opportunity in any of our specialist markets, we would be happy to help you progress in your career. Our Story Richard and Martyn teamed up in 2015 to change recruitment for the better. To create a healthy environment where the individual matters. Where Consultants had a deep understanding of their clients' and candidates' hopes, aspirations and goals. Always guided by finding the right and best fit for both. Today we're proud of Talent Locker's reputation. Some of the most reputable companies in the world trust us to find their perfect match. While our customer satisfaction standards across technology, change & transformation and workplace sectors are strong and getting stronger. Our Unique Culture Change makes the world go round. It inspires and challenges us. We're for people who drive and embrace it. People who make it happen. That's why our vision is to be the Recruitment Consultancy most recommended by people driving change. By creating positive, personalised experiences, we can help people achieve more. Supporting candidates and clients with a personalised, truly consultative experience. We take the time to understand your goals and work together to make them happen with purpose and positivity. We are the Recruitment Consultancy that makes change work for you.