Site Reliability Engineer - DV
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £550.0 to £650.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | 550-650 per day outside IR35 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 November 2025 |
| Location: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2BD |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4739887_1763546685 |
Summary
DV-Cleared Site Reliability Engineer - Contract - Cheltenham - On-Site
Hays Technology is recruiting an Site Reliability Engineer for a secure, on-site contract role in Cheltenham. This position is outside IR35 and requires active DV clearance.
- Rate: £550-£650/day
- Location: Cheltenham (3/4 days/week on-site)
- Duration: Contract
- Clearance: eDV/DV clearance
Role Overview
Join a specialist team maintaining a cross-domain managed service using modern Application Support and SRE practices. You'll support deployments, monitor performance, and troubleshoot issues across a diverse tech stack.
Responsibilities
- Build and deploy code using Java, Maven, NPM, Terraform, and Ansible
- Manage CI pipelines and automated testing (Cypress)
- AWS, Openshift / Azure
- Monitor services with InfluxDB and Grafana
- Terraform/IAC
- Provide 2nd/3rd line support and incident response
- Perform OS patching, database housekeeping, and data centre ops
Required Skills
- Experience in managed service environments
- Strong Java or similar development background
- Git version control
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Desirable Skills
- Microservices, AMQP, S3, Oracle
Please note: All offers are subject to security screening. Hays is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
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