Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Kinetic

Site Reliability Engineer focusing on the reliability and uptime of customer-facing platforms at Kinetic Software. You will work within a CloudOps team combining platform engineering, SRE, and DevOps.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeMilton Keynes • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £65,000 - £70,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDNSFirewallsGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Your primary focus will be on the reliability and uptime of our customer-facing platforms
You will be embedded within our unified CloudOps team - a team that brings together platform engineering, SRE, and DevOps functions under one roof
Your day-to-day will centre on building stability, responding to active incidents, implementing short-term fixes, and helping to defend the uptime of our customer systems
You will also feed into a broader platform, and DevOps work through cross-training and collaborative engineering
This role offers a real opportunity for someone who comes with experience but wants to keep growing - learning new skills, shaping improvements, and contributing to how we build and run things for the future

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrable experience in an SRE or similar operations role within a SaaS business
Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, with a preference for Microsoft Azure
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - for example, Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
Container orchestration - for example, Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Monitoring and observability tooling - for example, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Azure Monitor
CI/CD pipelines and version control - for example, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
AI tooling - proficient in leveraging AI tools to improve operational efficiency, accelerate troubleshooting, automate repetitive tasks, and augment day-to-day engineering workflows
Windows Server administration - including Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, and core Windows Server infrastructure fundamentals
Advanced Networking - including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, and general network troubleshooting in cloud and hybrid environments
Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals
Documentation - proficient in producing clear technical documentation, including runbooks, incident reports, architecture diagrams, and process guides
Atlassian suite - hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence for issue tracking, sprint management, and knowledge base management

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - with extra days the longer you’re with us
Two paid wellbeing days each year, with a budget to enjoy some time out with someone important to you
Enhanced pension contributions to support your future
Two paid days a year to give back through volunteering, charity work, or sustainability projects with our Green Team
Salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles and cycle-to-work
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential advice and support
A full annual health check to keep you at your best
A flexible benefits platform - from life assurance and learning opportunities to retail discounts and cinema tickets
A genuine people-first culture where your growth and wellbeing come first
Performance-related bonus scheme to reward your contribution
Regular socials - from team get-togethers to all-company celebrations, with each department owning a budget for their events
The opportunity to attend group conferences, away days and learning forums both in the UK and abroad - network with other talent
We’ve created a welcoming office environment, with well-stocked kitchens offering free breakfast, fresh fruit, hot and cold drinks, and a range of tuck shop goodies to keep you fuelled throughout the day.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SREInfrastructure as CodeTerraformBicepKubernetesAzure Kubernetes ServicePrometheusGrafanaGitHub ActionsWindows Server administration

Soft Skills

collaborative engineeringproblem-solvingcommunicationadaptabilitycontinuous learning