Summary
A contract SRE opportunity for an experienced cloud and observability engineer to build and operate scalable monitoring infrastructure. You will work extensively with AWS, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, containers, scripting, and distributed systems while improving reliability, incident response, performance, and cloud cost efficiency. The role also involves mentoring engineers and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders on long-term infrastructure strategy.
Highlights
High-impact SRE role focused on modern observability, cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, and incident response. Offers opportunities to shape infrastructure strategy, mentor engineers, collaborate across international teams, and drive continuous improvement.
Description
The Role: AWS SRE - Datadog
Location: London, UK
Position Type: Contract Inside IR35
Remote work option Available: 3 Days Onsite
Job Description:
We are looking for someone with a strong background in Datadog, Geneos, Gitlab and Infra-as-Code (Terraform).
You will play a crucial role in our technology team, contributing to the development, deployment, and maintenance of our monitoring and alerting infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Architect, implement, and maintain observability platforms using Datadog and Geneos to ensure comprehensive monitoring and alerting.Design and manage scalable infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.Champion GitOps methodologies using GitLab for CI/CD, configuration management, and deployment automation.Collaborate with engineering teams to embed reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle.Collaborate with software developers across multiple geographies and cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather requirements, and deliver systems and software within agreed upon timelines.Optimize alerting strategies to reduce noise and improve actionable insights.Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the evolution of SRE best practices.Oversee and continuously optimize cloud cost management strategies for our Observability infrastructure in line with Cloud FinOps principles.Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align infrastructure strategy with long-term business objectives.Lead incident response, perform root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement through blameless post-mortems.Ensure code is up-to-date, maintainable, scalable, and secure.Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies in Observability, DevOps and Cloud.
Must Have Skills
Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, EKS, ECSStrong hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) for Java and Python based Microservices-style architectures.
Deep expertise in Datadog for metrics, logs, traces, and dashboards.Proficiency with Geneos for real-time monitoring and alerting.Solid understanding of GitLab and GitOps workflows.Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash).Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and distributed systems.Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively.
