Site Reliability Engineer (Sheffield) - #2162807

Cloud Infrastructure & Site Reliability Engineer

Contract | Sheffield | Hybrid | £400+ p/d

We are hiring a Cloud Infrastructure & Site Reliability Engineer to support and enhance a large‑scale cybersecurity data lake and analytics platform. This role sits within a global Platform & Data Engineering team and focuses on cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and operational reliability in Azure.

The position is hands‑on and suited to engineers with strong cloud foundations, experience supporting production environments, and the ability to work across data, infrastructure, and platform operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and improve an enterprise‑scale Azure cybersecurity data platform.
• Build and manage Azure landing zones/workspaces for secure application deployment.
• Engineer Azure solutions using Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform).
• Manage Azure networking (ExpressRoute, DNS, routing, NSGs, Azure Firewall).
• Integrate and configure cloud services including IAM, monitoring, OS, containers.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing activities.
• Provide day‑to‑day troubleshooting across the Azure tenant and platform.
• Ensure platform reliability, resiliency, compliance, and operational risk alignment.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational artefacts.
• Collaborate with cloud service teams and internal stakeholders to gather requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Experience with SRE principles and Azure DevOps.
• Strong scripting/coding skills: Bash, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, C#, Java.
• Linux administration (preferably Red Hat).
• Understanding of OS internals, storage, CPU architectures, and network fundamentals.
• Hands‑on experience building and supporting Azure infrastructure at scale.
• Familiarity with high‑availability web infrastructure (proxies, reverse proxies).
• Knowledge of data governance, quality, and controls.
• Experience with IAM, cloud compliance, monitoring, and auditing tools.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, services, and application stacks.
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code experience (Terraform, ARM, Ansible, Chef).
• Exposure to Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Functions, Kubernetes Service, Logic Apps, Monitor, Log Analytics, Synapse, PowerBI.

Background

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or STEM preferred.
• Candidates without a degree will be considered with relevant experience or certifications.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services) beneficial.