Site Reliability Engineer 2

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and services, focusing on automation, reliability, and proactive cost management to ensure efficient operations.
• Implement and refine observability and monitoring solutions using DataDog, ensuring proactive issue identification and efficient resource utilization.
• Lead CI/CD pipeline development, maintenance, and optimization with Jenkins, integrating AWS services to enhance development workflows and infrastructure automation.
• Drive the containerization and orchestration of applications using Kubernetes, enhancing scalability, deployment efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance in AWS, applying tuning and optimizations to ensure optimal resource utilization and user experience while managing costs.
• Design and manage disaster recovery and backup strategies on AWS, prioritizing data integrity, system availability, and cost efficiency.
• Provide expert troubleshooting and problem-solving across various platforms and applications within AWS, aiming for minimal disruption and quick resolution.
• Ensure strict adherence to AWS security standards and compliance with data protection regulations, with a keen eye on cost implications.
• Keep abreast of new cloud technologies and trends, recommending and implementing improvements for competitive advantage and cost savings.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and cost-consciousness.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver AWS-based solutions that meet business objectives efficiently and cost-effectively

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,orrelated field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a similar role, with a demonstrated track record of problem-solving in complex, cloud-based environments. This should include extensive experiencewithdesigning, implementing, and managing scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Strong expertise in managing cloud environments (preferably in AWS), with hands-on experience in observability platformssuch asDataDog.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools, notably Jenkins, and familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of networking, cloud security best practices, performance optimization, and cost management strategies.
• Demonstrated commitment to implementing industry-standard site reliability principles and a proactive approach to cost management in daily operations.
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to mentor junior team members, guide teams through complex operational challenges, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.