Site Reliability Engineer
Job Description
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer with strong experience in building and maintaining scalable, resilient systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in cloud-native technologies, infrastructure as code, observability, and automation, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Key Responsibilities
Ensure the stability and reliability of cloud-native applications deployed on GCP, containerized with Docker and orchestrated via Kubernetes.
Define, implement, and monitor SLOs, SLAs, and SLIs to measure system performance and user experience.
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and manage Kubernetes configurations with Kustomize and Helm.
Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems using Datadog and GCP-native tools.
Conduct incident analysis and postmortems to drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate with development teams to integrate reliability practices into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
Manage and troubleshoot database systems, particularly PostgreSQL and Cassandra.
Apply networking knowledge and Linux system administration skills to troubleshoot and optimize system connectivity and performance.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Work Experience & Skills
10yrs to 12yrs years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering.
Proven experience designing and operating elastic, resilient systems in cloud environments.
Strong understanding of GCP, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
Proficiency in infrastructure as code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize).
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, GCP Monitoring).
Solid scripting skills in bash and familiarity with automation frameworks.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, especially using GitHub Actions.
Familiarity with networking fundamentals and troubleshooting.
Strong coding skills and ability to develop reliability-focused tooling.
Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).
Other Requirements
Strong problem-solving skills and a process-oriented mindset.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Passion for clean code, automation, and continuous improvement.
Nice-to-Have
Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog, Prometheus, GCP Monitoring).
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
