Site Reliability Engineer (Sheffield)

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.