SRE Technical Lead

SRE Technical Lead

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Location: Wokingham - Hybrid working (2-3 days onsite)
Salary: Up to £120,000 + 10% bonus

Clearance: Active SC clearance required
We have an exciting opportunity for an SRE Technical Lead/Manager to join a major UK critical infrastructure programme delivering large-scale cloud-native transformation at enterprise scale.
In this role, you'll take ownership of SRE strategy and platform reliability across complex Kubernetes and OpenShift environments, helping shape engineering standards, operational maturity, and long-term platform stability.
You'll work within a modern cloud-native environment leveraging Kubernetes, OpenShift, GitOps, service mesh, observability tooling, and automation-first engineering practices.
This is a highly influential role where you'll lead and mentor high-performing SRE teams while remaining technically close to engineering delivery. You'll play a key role in shaping reliability engineering across a visible, multi-vendor environment where resilience and up time genuinely matter.
Skills Required
Strong expertise in Kubernetes and OpenShift (non-negotiable)
Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid architectures
Hands-on experience with observability platforms
Strong Infrastructure as Code and GitOps experience
Proven experience with CI/CD automation and reliability-focused engineering
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor across multi-vendor delivery environments
Proven track record operating as a technical authority
Desirable
Familiarity with Red Hat ACM/ACS, Submariner networking, and enterprise databases
Experience working in large-scale, client-embedded environments
In Return You'll Receive:
Competitive package up to £120,000 + 10% bonus xwzovoh
Long-term programme stability and clear progression opportunities within a growing cloud and platform engineering practice
Access to industry certifications, thinktanks, hackathons, and over 250,000 learning resources
Opportunity to work on a high-impact national-scale cloud-native transformation programme
The chance to shape reliability engineering within a modern enterprise platform environment
Join one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, recognised by Ethisphere for 13 consecutive years
RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.