SRE Team - IKP

Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer - IKP
Location: Birmingham or Sheffield - 3 days per week in the office
Salary/Rate: Up to £490 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 05/01/2026
Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction
The client is seeking a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Team - IKP to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the Identity and Key Management Platform (IKP) within the OpenShift infrastructure migration project. This team will focus on operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement of IKP services to meet the bank's stringent security and compliance requirements.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

Maintain high availability and resilience of IKP services across multi-cloud and on-prem environments.
Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response for IKP components.
Develop automation for IKP deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management.
Integrate IKP processes into CI/CD pipelines for secure and efficient operations.
Ensure IKP configurations comply with the bank's security standards and regulatory frameworks.
Manage encryption key lifecycle operations (generation, rotation, revocation).
Respond to and resolve IKP-related incidents promptly.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
Work closely with IKP SMEs, Build Engineers, OpenShift teams, and ITSO for secure integration.
Support audits and compliance reviews.
Maintain operational runbooks and detailed documentation for IKP services.
Adhere to the IT governance and change management processes.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

Strong experience in Site Reliability Engineering for identity and key management systems.
Expertise in automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) and scripting (Python, Bash).
Familiarity with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container security best practices.
Knowledge of cryptographic principles, PKI, and encryption standards.
Proficiency in monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and incident management frameworks.
Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or cloud security certifications preferred.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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