Site Reliability Engineer (GCP) - 12 Month Contract - Hybrid in Manchester
Role Overview
We are looking for Site Reliability Engineers to join an engineering team on a 12-month hybrid contract (2 days per week on-site), with multiple positions available. The role is responsible for IT operations and infrastructure, ensuring software systems remain scalable, reliable, and efficient through automation, monitoring, and strong engineering practice.
Key Responsibilities
Define and manage service-level indicators and objectives (SLIs/SLOs), with meaningful alerts and dashboards
Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis, delivering permanent corrective actions
Build automation to reduce manual operational effort, including operational runbooks, recovery procedures, and routine support activities
Implement monitoring, logging, metrics, and telemetry to provide clear service visibility
Improve system availability, scalability, resilience, security, and performance, supporting reliable deployment, rollback, and release practices
Collaborate with application, cloud, platform, security, and operations teams to improve production readiness and guide teams in adopting consistent reliability practice
Top 5 Skills
Strong coding expertise in Python, Java, or Bash
Hands-on cloud computing experience, ideally with GCP
Strong Linux/Unix systems knowledge
Solid understanding of networking protocols
Containerisation experience with Docker and Kubernetes - desirable: strong analytical and troubleshooting ability, collaborative stakeholder relationships across engineering, operations, security, and architecture
Contract Details:
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Location: Hybrid (2x a week) in Manchester
Contract Length: 12-Month Initial Contract
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Site Reliability Engineer (GCP) - 12 Month Contract - Hybrid in Manchester employer: Hamilton Barnes
Hamilton Barnes is an exceptional employer for those passionate about live sports broadcasting, offering a dynamic work environment that thrives on teamwork and innovation. With opportunities for professional growth and development in cutting-edge technology, employees enjoy a supportive culture that values their contributions, all while being part of the excitement surrounding Premier League matchday coverage. The shift-based nature of the role allows for flexibility, and the potential for overtime ensures that hard work is rewarded.
