Job Title: Site Reliability Engineers (Mid-Principal Level)
Location: Reading (2-3 days a week)
Role: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000-£90,000 + Benefits
Clearance: Active SC Clearance
Start: ASAP
F5 are delighted to be partnering with one of the biggest Technology Consultancies in the UK, an award-winning business that works with major organisations globally.
They are seeking numerous Site Reliability Engineers with experience in OpenShift to join a Public Sector customer of theirs, working on one of the biggest CNI projects in the country. There are multiple opportunities at Mid, Senior, and Principal levels.
The end-client site is in Reading, and candidates are expected to travel here on a hybrid basis, 2-3 days a week (especially for more senior candidates). For mid level candidates, there is more flexibility here.
There is some on-call expected, however this is compensated for and on a rota basis.
Skills/Experience Required:
- Hands-on SRE experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes, including troubleshooting key Operators (ServiceMesh, ODF, ACS, ACM, AMQ).
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and multi‑cloud/hybrid environments.
- Practical experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo.
- Proficient with IaC (Kustomize, Helm), scripting (Bash, Python), and GitOps pipelines (Tekton, ArgoCD, FluxCD).
- Growth mindset with willingness to learn new skills.
- Secure‑environment experience are beneficial.
- Hands-on experience with EDB Postgres for enterprise-grade databases.
- Any familiarity with Red Hat ACM/ACS and networking tools like Submariner.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with senior stakeholders.
- For Senior and Principal level candidates, Project Leadership, Mentorship and “best-practices” promotion are key.
Benefits:
✔ Basic salary £55,000-£90,000
✔ On-Call Compensation
✔ 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
✔ Enhanced Pension – up to 6% Matched
✔ Dedicated Training and Development Plan
✔ Professional Membership Budget
✔ Group Life Insurance
✔ Private Medical Cover
✔ Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
✔ Employee discount and rewards platform
Because of the environments you will be working in, applicants need to ideally hold active SC Clearance, however SC-eligible candidates will also be considered. This means you need to hold full rights to work in the UK, have been based in the UK for the last 5 years, and have not left for longer than 28 days+ consecutively in that time.
If the above applies to you, and you’re interested hearing more, please apply with your latest CV and I will be in touch!
