Our client, a leading firm in the defence and security sector, is currently seeking a Support Reliability Engineer for a contract position. This role is integral to ensuring system reliability and efficiency, working with cutting-edge technology to support vital national security operations.Key Responsibilities:Monitor various pipelines, feeds, and portals; raise and resolve issues, directing unresolved issues to the appropriate developer or team.Automate engineering processes to optimise and improve efficiency.Maintain client environments, update licences, and support planned outages.Maintain and support monitoring tools and applications.Manage and orchestrate releases from multiple teams/developers up to the start of monitoring new capabilities.Implement version control, unit testing, integration testing, and UAT testing.Write and test code/scripts, improve existing code, conduct peer reviews, and enhance collaboration and quality throughout software development.Research, design, and document the development of capabilities and applications. Investigate and resolve issues, and automate engineering processes for better efficiency.Support tasks for AWS infrastructure.Job Requirements:Experience in reliability engineering and relevant principles.Skills in Python, Linux, and familiarity with databases and SQL.Understanding of UKIC standards and requirements.Willingness to learn new tools and technologies; any experience with SAS, Oracle DB, or AWS observability is advantageous. ..... full job details .....