Site Reliability / Software Engineer (SC Cleared)
Location: Gloucestershire
SC Clearance required to start with the opportunity to be sponsored through DV Clearance after joining
Salary: Up to £65,000 + Clearance Bonus
To appy, email: Dominic.barbet@searchability.com
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technically versatile engineer to join a growing team delivering secure, mission-critical systems within a highly regulated environment.
This role combines hands-on software engineering with Site Reliability and DevOps responsibilities, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both developing applications and improving the reliability, automation and operational performance of the environments they run in.
You’ll work closely with engineering teams across the full software lifecycle, contributing to application development, deployment automation, monitoring and live service support.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain secure, scalable software applications and services
Support and enhance critical live systems, improving reliability and stability
Automate operational and deployment tasks to reduce manual effort
Contribute to backend and service development using Java and Python
Work across frontend and scripting technologies including JavaScript and TypeScript
Implement and improve monitoring, logging and alerting capabilities
Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure and platform layers
Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to improve delivery processes
Support CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
Participate in Agile Scrum teams and continuous improvement initiatives
Required Skills andamp; Experience
Commercial experience in Software Engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering
Strong development experience with Java
Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript and/or Python
Good understanding of Linux environments and command-line tooling
Experience troubleshooting applications and distributed systems
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or OpenStack
Experience with container technologies such as Docker
Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as ELK
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Experience working within Agile teams
Desirable Skills
Exposure to infrastructure automation tools
Experience with microservices architectures
Familiarity with MongoDB, Elasticsearch or similar technologies
Knowledge of DevOps and SRE best practices
Understanding of operational support within secure environments
Experience improving system observability and performance
Additional Information
Active SC Clearance is required for this role + eligibility for DV Clearance
Due to the nature of the work, additional security checks may be required
Hybrid working arrangements may be available depending on project requirements
Benefits
Salary up to £60,000
Flexible and hybrid working options
Ongoing training and professional development
Opportunity to work on secure, high-impact technology programmes
Collaborative engineering-focused environment