Site Reliability Engineer

Interested candidates can directly apply through our careers page:

https://aviato.jobs.growhire.com/jobs/cm5xeghu601jtqmznz5zmlr38

own critical infrastructure

What's In It For You?

• Learn from the Best:

  Report directly to and receive mentorship from our Head of SRE, an experienced

  ex-Google SRE Manager

  . Gain invaluable insights into scaling, reliability, and leadership honed at one of the world's tech giants.

• High-Impact Projects:

  Take ownership of complex GCP environments for diverse, significant clients across Australia and the EU. Your work directly influences the stability and performance of critical systems.

• Drive Innovation, Not Just Tickets:

  We empower our Senior SREs to think strategically. You'll architect solutions, implement cutting-edge practices (SLOs, error budgets, advanced automation), and proactively improve systems, not just react to issues.

• A Culture That Works:

  Founded by ex-Googlers, we foster a transparent, collaborative, and low-bureaucracy environment where doing the right thing matters. We value SRE principles and give you the autonomy to implement them effectively.

• Cutting-Edge Tech:

  Deepen your expertise with GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, modern observability tooling (Grafana, Dynatrace, Sentry), and sophisticated CI/CD pipelines.

What You'll Do (Your Impact):

• Own & Architect Reliability:

  Design, implement, and manage highly available, scalable, and resilient architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for key customer environments.

• Lead GCP Expertise:

  Serve as a subject matter expert for GCP within the team and potentially wider organisation, driving best practices for security, cost optimization, and performance.

• Master Kubernetes at Scale:

  Architect, deploy, secure, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters (GKE preferred), ensuring optimal performance and reliability for critical applications (including API platforms like Apigee, though prior Apigee experience isn't mandatory).

• Drive Automation & IaC:

  Lead the design and implementation of robust automation strategies using Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Python, Go, Bash) for provisioning, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).

• Elevate Observability:

  Architect and refine comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies using tools like Grafana, Dynatrace, and Sentry to ensure proactive issue detection and rapid response.

• Lead Incident Response & Prevention:

  Spearhead incident management efforts, conduct blameless post-mortems, and drive the implementation of preventative measures to continuously improve system resilience.

• Champion SRE Principles:

  Actively promote and embed SRE best practices (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets) within delivery teams and operational processes.

• Mentor & Collaborate:

  Share your expertise, mentor junior team members (potentially), and collaborate effectively across teams to foster a strong reliability culture.

What You'll Bring (Your Expertise):

• Proven SRE Experience:

  5+ years of hands-on experience in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering role, with a significant focus on production systems.

• Deep GCP Knowledge:

  Demonstrable, in-depth expertise in designing, deploying, and managing services within Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, GKE, Networking, IAM, Cloud SQL/Spanner, Pub/Sub, Monitoring/Logging etc.). GCP certifications are a plus.

• Strong Kubernetes Skills:

  Proven experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments (GKE highly desirable). Understanding of networking, security, and operational best practices within Kubernetes.

• Infrastructure as Code Mastery:

  Significant experience using Terraform in complex environments. Proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) is beneficial.

• Automation & Scripting Prowess:

  Strong proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Go, with experience in automating operational tasks and building tooling.

• Observability Expertise:

  Experience implementing and leveraging monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Dynatrace, Datadog, Sentry).

• Problem-Solving Acumen:

  Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with experience leading incident response for critical systems.

• Collaboration & Communication:

  Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly. Experience mentoring others is advantageous.

• (Desirable):

  Experience with API Management platforms (Apigee, Kong, etc.), advanced networking concepts, or security hardening in cloud environments.

Technologies We Use (You'll Master):

• Cloud:

  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Containerisation & Orchestration:

  Kubernetes (GKE), Docker

• Infrastructure & Automation:

  Terraform, Ansible

• Monitoring & Observability:

  Grafana, Dynatrace, Sentry, Google Cloud Operations Suite

• CI/CD:

  Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo (or similar)

• Scripting:

  Python, Go, Bash

• Collaboration:

  JIRA, Confluence, Slack