Site Reliability Engineer

Position Summary

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What will your job entail?

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, resilient systems using modern technologies, such as serverless architecture, event stream processing, and Kubernetes
• Assist in modernizing legacy systems by containerizing applications and services, helping to migrate them into scalable, cloud-native environments.
• Develop and maintain tools for monitoring, alerting, and incident response to ensure system reliability and uptime
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate feedback from observability tools, creating more robust and dependable solutions
• Proactively identify and address potential reliability risks, ensuring systems are secure and performant
• Help to enable industry best practices, including branch by abstraction, safe testing in production, and continuous delivery
• Debug and diagnose complex issues across distributed systems, ensuring effective resolution and root cause analysis
• Automate manual and repetitive tasks to improve operational efficiency and reduce potential for human error
• Contribute to post-incident reviews and retrospectives, driving improvements in processes and systems
• Champion a culture of reliability and continuous learning within the organization
  

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of cumulative experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Systems Engineering/Ops or Software Development roles
• Cross-functional experience is a benefit
• 1-2 years of experience with programming in one or more programming languages i.e. Bash Scripting
• 1-2 years of experience working with systems administration (Ops/Infrastructure) or networking
• Demonstrated experience in working with Linux systems and troubleshooting performance or application-related issues
• Experience building and managing containers using tools such as Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes, with a focus on developing scalable, portable, and maintainable applications.
• Hands-on experience in managing large-scale distributed systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively across time zones and teams
• Proven ability to design and implement solutions from inception to production
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform and Azure is highly desirable
  

Focuses

• Engineering robust, maintainable systems that prioritize reliability and scalability.
• Taking accountability and ownership of systems and processes, with a strong focus on quality
• Being proactive in identifying and resolving issues before they impact users
• Continuously improving processes, tools, and technologies to enhance reliability
• Experience owning issues and troubleshooting them without an overreliance on others
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines are preferred
• Equivalent work experience and professional certifications in relevant areas will be considered
  

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