Contract Data Platform SRE SME - AWS/Monitoring/SLAs - Inside IR35 - £470/day

Summary: The role of Data Platform Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) SME focuses on enhancing operational excellence within a major media client's enterprise data platform. The position requires collaboration with Data Engineering teams to establish SLAs, data contracts, and quality standards, ensuring efficient and high-availability data infrastructure. The role is classified as inside IR35 and offers a competitive daily rate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive operational excellence across the enterprise data platform.
• Ensure the data infrastructure runs efficiently and with high availability.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to establish clear SLAs, data contracts, and data quality standards.

Key Skills:

• AWS Certified.
• Strong alerting and monitoring using CloudWatch.
• Experience defining SLAs/SLOs and setting up data contracts.
• Implementing data quality frameworks.
• Background working in large-scale teams or complex corporate environments.

Salary (Rate): £470/day

City: Manchester

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract Data Platform SRE SME - AWS/Monitoring/SLAs - Inside IR35 - £470/day

RecOps is supporting a major media client in hiring a Data Platform Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) SME to help drive operational excellence across their enterprise data platform.

• £470 per day (Inside IR35)

• Start: ASAP

• End: 15th June 2026

• Location: Manchester or London (up to 2 days per week in the office)

Overview:
This role is focused on ensuring the data infrastructure runs efficiently and with high availability. You'll also work closely with Data Engineering teams to establish clear SLAs, data contracts, and data quality standards to restore trust in the organisation's data platform.

Key Skills & Experience:

• AWS Certified

• Strong alerting and monitoring using CloudWatch

• Experience defining SLAs/SLOs and setting up data contracts

• Implementing data quality frameworks

• Background working in large-scale teams or complex corporate environments