Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Job summary

The Lead Site Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and recoverability of mission-critical platforms through disaster recovery drills and automated deployment processes. Key responsibilities include managing Kubernetes clusters, implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, and developing automation tools using Python or Java to enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8–10 years of relevant SRE, DevOps, or cloud engineering experience.
• Expert knowledge of AWS services across compute, networking, and storage.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience building CI/CD deployment pipelines using GitHub actions.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes administration and Docker deployments.
• Proven experience validating disaster recovery processes.
• Experience building monitoring tools using CloudWatch and Datadog.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Java.
• Experience debugging complex failure modes.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support full lifecycle platform portability and disaster recovery drill execution.
• Execute infrastructure level drill activities to ensure platform rebuild within 48-hour recovery target.
• Verify data completeness, integrity, and accuracy during drill exercises.
• Identify exit readiness gaps and drive corrective actions with engineering teams.
• Design and implement automated IaaC workflows using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.
• Build and maintain observability solutions using CloudWatch and Datadog.
• Develop automation tools using Python or Java.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for secure platform operations.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response activities.

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Relocation