Hiring SC/DV Cleared candidates for UK defence companies

Role Title: Site Reliability Engineer (Senior and Principal positions)

Location: Wokingham (Reading) | Hybrid - 60% remote and 40% onsite

Rate: £300 - £550 (PAYE through Umbrella) DOE

Active SC Clearance Essential

We are seeking several skilled SREs to undertake contracts within the defence industry

Requirements

• OPENSHIFT EXPERIENCE IS A MUST
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Deep expertise in OpenShift/Kubernetes and RedHat Linux
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python) and templating (Helm, Kustomize)
• Experience with CI/CD automation and IaC strategies
• Experience with VMware vSphere virtualization

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management
• Ensure platform and business application reliability and performance against strict SLAs and KPIs
• Implement and maintain cloud-native observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo)
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Kustomize or Helm
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and ArgoCD
• Support and troubleshoot OpenShift Operators (ServiceMesh, ODF, ACS, ACM, AMQ)
• Conduct security reviews and implement controls aligned with national infrastructure standards
• Mentor junior engineers and promote SRE best practices

Get in touch with Dom Vieten dvieten@venngroup.com

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT System Operations and Maintenance