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On behalf of the Cabinet Office, we are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer Inside IR35 for a 9 month contract based Remotely

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active SC clearance. 

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, your main responsibilities will be:

Essential:

● Strong technical expertise in AWS cloud services (ECS, EC2, CloudWatch, ELB, CodeBuild, CodePipeline).

● Strong expertise in Terraform or CloudFormation, with a strong willingness to learn new technologies.

● Proficient in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Bash).

● Solid understanding of network protocols (TCP/UDP), AWS VPC networking, ports, and security groups.

● Familiarity with containerisation technologies, particularly Docker.

● Experience building, deploying, and maintaining resilient, highly available, monitored systems.

● Good knowledge of cybersecurity principles and secure system design.

● Comfortable working with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse, or AWS

CodePipeline.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".