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iO Associates - UK/EU

SC Cleared Site Reliability Engineer (London or Manchester)

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 675 /day

Freelance

13-11-2025

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Skills

Leadership Python Ruby CI/CD Kubernetes Linux Databases git AWS CI/CD Pipelines Terraform

Job Specifications

Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer

Location: London or Manchester (Hybrid; 2 to 3 days per week onsite)

Clearance: Active SC Clearance

Contract Length: Initial 12 months

Day Rate: £650-£675 p/d Inside IR35

We are partnering with a major government department in their search for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to involved in transforming of complex and sensitive data into a modern, reliable data hub used across government and beyond.

You'll work in a multidisciplinary team, solving complex problems, improving platform reliability, and building infrastructure that scales. This is a chance to have real impact on how the public sector shares data.

We're looking for:

Linux expert, comfortable with VMs or containers
Strong Python skills (Ruby a bonus)
Hands-on with databases, web servers, DNS, CDNs, queues, load balancers
Experience building cloud services (AWS preferred)
Skilled in Terraform/CloudFormation and CI/CD pipelines
Familiar with Kubernetes, ECS, or serverless
Solid Git knowledge and security best practices
Experience providing technical leadership

Interviews happening next week. Apply now or get in touch to learn more.

About the Company

Specialising in recruitment across the tech, digital, engineering, and government and defence sectors, iO Associates have extensive experience in securing the best talent to create the products and infrastructure of the future. Our dedicated team of highly experienced and knowledgeable consultants provide bespoke solutions, working with businesses to find the perfect fit across contract, interim, search, and permanent appointments. We offer end-to-end support, from Statements of Work and IR35 determination processes to full... Know more