Site Reliability Engineer
Requirements
Candidates should have commercial experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering, with strong development experience in Java and familiarity with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. A good understanding of Linux environments and experience with cloud platforms and container technologies is also required.
Job Description
Site Reliability / Software Engineer (SC Cleared)
- Location: Gloucestershire
- SC Clearance required to start with the opportunity to be sponsored through DV Clearance after joining
- Salary: Up to £60,000 + Clearance Bonus
- To appy, email: Dominic.barbet@searchability.com
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technically versatile engineer to join a growing team delivering secure, mission-critical systems within a highly regulated environment.
This role combines hands-on software engineering with Site Reliability and DevOps responsibilities, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both developing applications and improving the reliability, automation and operational performance of the environments they run in.
You’ll work closely with engineering teams across the full software lifecycle, contributing to application development, deployment automation, monitoring and live service support.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain secure, scalable software applications and services
- Support and enhance critical live systems, improving reliability and stability
- Automate operational and deployment tasks to reduce manual effort
- Contribute to backend and service development using Java and Python
- Work across frontend and scripting technologies including JavaScript and TypeScript
- Implement and improve monitoring, logging and alerting capabilities
- Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure and platform layers
- Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to improve delivery processes
- Support CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
- Participate in Agile Scrum teams and continuous improvement initiatives
- Required Skills & Experience
- Commercial experience in Software Engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering
- Strong development experience with Java
- Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript and/or Python
- Good understanding of Linux environments and command-line tooling
- Experience troubleshooting applications and distributed systems
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or OpenStack
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as ELK
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Experience working within Agile teams
Desirable Skills
- Exposure to infrastructure automation tools
- Experience with microservices architectures
- Familiarity with MongoDB, Elasticsearch or similar technologies
- Knowledge of DevOps and SRE best practices
- Understanding of operational support within secure environments
- Experience improving system observability and performance
Additional Information
- Active SC Clearance is required for this role + eligibility for DV Clearance
- Due to the nature of the work, additional security checks may be required
- Hybrid working arrangements may be available depending on project requirements
Benefits
- Salary up to £60,000
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunity to work on secure, high-impact technology programmes
- Collaborative engineering-focused environment
Skills
About Searchability NS&D
Some things require specialist expertise and industry knowledge, and with an accelerating skills shortage coupled with an ever increasing clearance shortage, we are set up to deliver just that. Whether it’s partnering with globally leading private sector companies or directly with government bodies across the country, we deliver a bespoke recruitment service with the kind of care, attention and integrity that the National Security & Defence industry demands. Specialisms: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | SOFTWARE TESTING | CLOUD PLATFORM & IT INFRASTRUCTURE | DATA SCIENCE & BIG DATA ENGINEERING | ENTERPRISE, SOLUTION & TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE | CYBER SECURITY & INFORMATION SECURITY | PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT | BUSINESS CHANGE & BUSINESS ANALYSIS | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & SYSTEM INTEGRATION TEST ENGINEERING | USER RESEARCH, UI & UX DESIGN | BID, SALES & MARKETING | ERP & CRM
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