Role Overview
We’re hiring our second SRE to help scale our platform and reliability efforts. This role offers a chance to design, implement, and manage our infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production operations from the ground up. You’ll have autonomy in shaping our tech stack, defining best practices, and building scalable systems that will set the foundation for future engineering growth. If you thrive in startup environments and enjoy the blend of software engineering, operations, and infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Get
- Set Up and Manage Infrastructure
- Design, build, and maintain a robust, cloud-based infrastructure on Azure.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform.
- Have ownership of our system’s reliability and scalability.
- Deploy and Orchestrate Containers
- Use k8s and Docker to manage containerised applications, ensuring high availability, scaling, and resource optimisation.
- Set up and manage k8s clusters to support reliable and scalable infrastructure.
- Develop CI/CD Pipelines
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with development teams to streamline code integration and ensure high-quality releases.
- Implement Monitoring and Incident Management
- Set up proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to detect and resolve issues before they impact users.
- Develop and refine incident response protocols and conduct root cause analyses.
- Foster Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
- Work closely with cross‑functional teams, especially software engineering, to instil and grow a DevOps culture.
- Document processes, systems, and configurations to ensure scalability and facilitate knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Experience and Technical Skills
- 4+ years in a DevOps, SRE, or related role with hands‑on infrastructure experience.
- Expertise with a major cloud provider, preferably Azure.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools and Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and FluxCD.
- Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container management.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, GitHub Actions) and experience setting up automated workflows.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or DataDog).
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation.
- Software Engineering Experience
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on Python.
- Proficiency in writing clean, scalable, efficient Python code following best practices.
- Python Development Expertise
- Strong understanding of Python libraries, frameworks, and modules relevant to SRE such as Flask, Django, or FastAPI.
- Experience with Python’s async capabilities and asynchronous programming for performance optimisation.
- Motivation and Ownership
- Ready to take ownership of critical systems and be the go‑to person for system reliability.
- Enjoy solving complex technical challenges and proactively seek solutions.
- Collaboration and Communication
- Effective communication with stakeholders, clear documentation of processes, and ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical team members.
Benefits
- Competitive starting salary of £82,000 – £104,000
- Matched pension contributions and equity options in a fast‑growing start‑up
- Flexible working hours and location
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
- Professional equipment and personal development budget, including training opportunities
- Cycle‑to‑work scheme
- An inclusive community with all‑company off‑sites, lunches, and socials
Security is everyone’s responsibility at Orbital. We ask all team members to follow our security policies, complete regular awareness training, and handle sensitive data with care in line with ISO 27001 standards. Spot something unusual? Reporting risks or incidents helps us maintain a strong culture of security and compliance.
At Orbital, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We especially welcome applications from people who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, or if the right role isn’t listed yet, we’d still love to hear from you.
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on several factors, which may include job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and business requirements.
