SRE Consultant / Coach

SRE Consultant / Coach Level: Consultant – £525–£625 per day (Inside IR35) Location: London | Hybrid (Site days TBC) Function: Site Reliability Engineering | DevOps | Cloud Operations Industry: Public Sector Project | Digital Transformation About the Role We’re working with an advisory consulting firm on a public sector project for a major UK client. They’re transforming their operations team into a modern SRE-focused model and need an experienced SRE Consultant / Coach to lead this change. The client has been building SRE capabilities for several years but still relies heavily on traditional ITSM / ITIL practices. This is an opportunity to shape strategy, influence execution, and embed an application support culture. What You’ll Be Doing Assess current operations and support processes (‘as-is’) and define the SRE transformation roadmap (‘to-be’). Work alongside the client’s product team leads to coach and embed SRE practices. Guide on cloud adoption and operational excellence across AWS, Azure, and multi-platform applications. Advocate for and influence cultural change towards an outcome-focused, DevOps/SRE model. Support knowledge transfer and capability building within onshore and offshore teams. Ideal Background Strong SRE experience with a coaching or consultancy focus. Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and multi-platform applications. Familiarity with mainframe environments advantageous. Solid DevOps skillset including CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and incident management. Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence cultural change. UK-based and available for immediate start. What You’ll Receive Competitive day rate: £525–£625 (Inside IR35) 6-month contract with potential for extension. Hybrid working with on-site days in London as required. Exposure to a high-profile public sector transformation project. Opportunity to make a tangible impact on team culture and operational maturity. Who Should Apply This is ideal for experienced SRE professionals who enjoy hands-on coaching, shaping teams, and driving organisational change. You’ll thrive if you want to be part of a transformation journey rather than just plugging gaps.