IT Expert Senior

Join a leading independent technology company as a Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer!

Job Overview
Seeking a highly experienced Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer to build 472303 ild, operate, and industrialise modern cloud native platforms across public and private cloud environments. You will play a key role in designing and operating secure, reliable, and fully automated platform services that support our customers' digital transformation strategies.

Role Title: Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer

Location: Hatfield AL10 9TW

Start/End Date: 20-Apr-2026 to 02-Sep-26

Rate: PAYE £645/day (Basic)to £837 via umbrella (Inside IR35)

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Operations

• Build, run, and continuously improve lab and production platforms across GCP (GKE/GKE On Prem/GDC) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Operate Kubernetes clusters at scale, including cluster life cycle, upgrades, Day 0/1/2 automation, drift remediation, and reliability engineering.
• Implement GitOps first operations using ArgoCD.
• Enforce platform policies, configuration baselines, and compliance evidence collection.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Engineer consistent public/private cloud infrastructure using Terraform Enterprise, Ansible Automation Platform, and Metalsoft.
• Develop and maintain multistage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and TFE.
• Industrialise reusable Golden Path modules and templated stacks.

Security, Zero Trust & Secrets Management

• Embed zero trust principles (MFA, IP allow listing, IAP, HA VPN) into pipelines and runtime.
• Implement enterprise-grade secrets life cycle management using Akeyless.
• Integrate compliance controls, CI policy gates, and audit trails supporting DORA.

Customer Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Lead customers through platform modernisation and DevOps transformation.
• Produce automation frameworks, reference architectures, and runbooks.
• Participate in customer workshops and ensure successful handover to support teams.

Key Required Skills & Experience
Expert Level:

• CI/CD & IaC automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform Enterprise, Ansible Automation Platform)
• Cluster life cycle management & GitOps operations
• TFE workspace/module design across VCF & GCP
• Secrets life cycle & vault patterns (Akeyless)
• Multistage app + infra pipelines
• Reusable modules & Golden Path stacks

Practitioner Level:

• Kubernetes operations, patch automation, drift remediation
• Secret rotation automation and compliance evidence
• Metalsoft automation for bare metal IaC
• Network/perimeter controls incl. IAP, HA VPN, MFA, IP allow listing
• Policy checks, CI gating, and AAP-based patching/hardening
• Cost aware provisioning

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