Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description:

Job Description:

• Programming & ScriptingProficiency in languages like Python, Bash, or Ruby.Ability to build tools, automate tasks, and debug production issues.Cloud Platforms.
• Strong experience with cloud providers (GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of cloud-native services, networking, and security.Linux/Unix Systems/WindowsDeep understanding of system internals, performance tuning, and debugging.Containers & Orchestration
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (or other orchestration platforms).
• CI/CD & Automation ToolsFamiliarity with Jenkins, Github Actions, ArgoCD, or similar.
• Experience setting up and managing deployment pipelines.
• Monitoring & LoggingKnowledge of observability stacks.Security & Compliance AwarenessUnderstanding of securing systems and managing access control, secrets, and audit logging.Soft SkillsStrong communication and collaboration skills.Enjoy coaching more junior team members.
• Ability to work under pressure during incidents and lead blameless post-mortems.Analytical mindset and proactive problem-solving approach.

Essential Skills:

• System Reliability & UptimeDesign and implement strategies to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of systems and services.Define and track Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and error budgets.
• Incident Management & TroubleshootingRespond to system outages and incidents, lead post-mortem investigations, and implement preventive measures.Create runbooks and automate recovery processes to reduce manual intervention.Share the on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for incidents.Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Build and maintain infrastructure using tools like Terraform.Ensure infrastructure is reproducible, version-controlled, and auditable.Monitoring & ObservabilityImplement and manage monitoring tools (preferably Splunk).
• Set up alerts and dashboards to track the health and performance of services.Automation & ToolingAutomate operational tasks such as deployments, scaling, backups, and failovers.Develop internal tools to support deployment pipelines and team workflows.Collaboration with Development & OperationsWork closely with developers to design systems that are scalable and supportable.Advocate for and implement best practices around CI/CD, testing, and release management.