Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – 24x7 Operational Support

Germany

Long-term contract – 2–3 years

Ü2 Security Clearance Required / Must Be Eligible

Site Reliability / DevOps / Platform Engineering

We are supporting a major organisation in Germany that is looking to engage experienced Site Reliability Engineers for a long-term 2–3 year contract programme.

This is a hands‑on engineering position supporting business‑critical platforms, with a strong focus on Kubernetes, Linux, observability, secure logging, automation and production reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and support Kubernetes‑based production environments, including Helm configurations and container orchestration.
• Maintain and develop CI/CD and automation using Jenkins, ArgoCD, Git and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Manage observability platforms including Prometheus, Thanos and Grafana, covering alerting, PromQL and monitoring.
• Configure and optimise Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Logstash and Kibana environments.
• Develop automation and operational tooling using Python, Bash and/or Go.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux, platform, networking, data and performance issues.
• Participate in 24x7 on‑call support, including incident response and Major Incident Management.
• Execute scheduled maintenance and contribute to continuous improvements across platform stability and operational procedures.
• Maintain secure operational processes, documentation and access controls.

Technical Skills

Strong experience across several of the following:

Linux | Kubernetes | Prometheus | Elasticsearch | OpenSearch | Grafana | Thanos | Logstash | Kibana | Terraform | Helm | ArgoCD | Jenkins | Git | Python | Bash | Go | CI/CD | IaC | Networking | REST APIs

Security Clearance / Eligibility – Please Read Before Applying

Due to the secure nature of this programme, there are strict eligibility requirements.

• Hold citizenship of a country that is a member of both the EU and NATO.
• Not hold dual citizenship.
• Currently reside in Germany and be able to provide a registered German residential address.
• Be able to work under a German employment contract.
• Be able to provide a complete and verifiable residential and employment history as required by the clearance process.
• Be prepared to undergo the required security/background vetting.
• Be willing to participate in shift‑based 24x7 operational/on‑call support, including weekends and public holidays.

Candidates who do not meet the citizenship and German residency requirements unfortunately cannot be considered for this particular programme.

Desirable Certifications

• Elastic Certified Engineer
• LPIC-2
• Relevant AWS / Cloud / DevOps certifications

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced SRE, DevOps Engineer or Platform Engineer looking for the stability of a 2–3 year engagement while working on large-scale, secure and business‑critical infrastructure.