SRE Technical Lead

SRE Technical Lead

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

• 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.