Contract: Site Reliability Engineer Location: UK/Ireland/Netherlands with EU travel required 2-3 times per year (4-12 weeks at a time) Rate: circa £400-405 per day outside of IR35. Travel expensed Start: ASAP Duration: 12 months Reference: 20151 You will need to hold an EU passport in order to be able to work and travel in Europe freely for long periods at a time. We are looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a background in Networking to join a high-performing engineering team on a long-term contract project. This contract is hybrid working remotely and then on site for periods of time during deployments with EU travel required 2-3 times per year, for up to 8 weeks at a time. The engineer will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, security, and performance of Kubernetes-based platforms and supporting infrastructure in an air-gapped technical environment. Scope:Design, operate, and maintain highly available and scalable Kubernetes environmentsEnsure platform reliability through proactive monitoring, alerting, and incident responseImplement and maintain secure networking, PKI, and service mesh solutionsTroubleshoot complex issues across Linux, Windows, networking, and hardware layersCollaborate with engineering teams to improve system resilience and operational maturitySupport infrastructure automation and observability initiativesRequired Skills andamp; Experience (Must Have)Kubernetes - strong hands-on experience operatin