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Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Mastercard · Dublin, D, Ireland
Dublin, D, IrelandExp: 5+ yrsOnsite
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Dublin, D, Ireland
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The Senior Site Reliability Engineer role involves designing, building, and supporting secure and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure for mission-critical applications. Key responsibilities include developing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, optimizing Amazon EKS Kubernetes platforms, and automating operational tasks using tools like GitHub Actions and Argo CD to enhance efficiency and security.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and deploying AWS infrastructure using Terraform
- Demonstrated experience developing reusable Terraform modules and managing Infrastructure as Code in enterprise environments
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Strong experience building and operating Amazon EKS or Kubernetes platforms
- Strong experience administering Amazon Linux and Ubuntu Linux
- Experience building machine images using HashiCorp Packer
- Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms
- Strong understanding of AWS networking, IAM, VPCs, load balancing, Route 53, storage, and security best practices
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Programming or scripting experience using Python, Go, or Bash
- Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support secure, highly available AWS cloud infrastructure for production and development environments
- Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform as the primary provisioning tool
- Build reusable Terraform modules and enforce Infrastructure as Code best practices across cloud platforms
- Build, operate, and optimize Amazon EKS Kubernetes platforms supporting containerized applications
- Build and maintain hardened Amazon Linux and Ubuntu machine images using HashiCorp Packer
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operational tasks using GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and CI/CD pipelines
- Implement AWS security best practices, including IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, patching, and vulnerability remediation
- Monitor platform health, availability, and performance using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Troubleshoot complex AWS, Kubernetes, Linux, networking, and infrastructure issues while participating in an on-call rotation
- Develop automation and tooling using Python, Go, or Bash to improve operational efficiency
- Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Amazon Q Developer to accelerate infrastructure development and automation
- Collaborate with Engineering, Security, and Platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, Terraform standards, and operational runbooks
Skills
Argo CDAWSAWS KMSBashCloudWatchEKSGitHubGitHub ActionsGoGrafanaIAMJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPackerPrometheusPythonRoute 53Secrets ManagerTerraformUbuntu
Degrees
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceEngineeringInformation Technology
Relocation
No