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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Western National Insurance Group · Edina, MN, United States
Edina, MN, United States112,300-160,600 USD/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
112,300-160,600 USD/yearly
Location
Edina, MN, United States
Visa sponsorship
No visa sponsorship

Job summary

The Site Reliability Engineer III is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing both on-premise and cloud-based application platforms to ensure system stability and reliability. Key responsibilities include deploying scalable infrastructure, utilizing automation tools, and collaborating with product teams to enhance application deployment processes, with a strong focus on AWS cloud services, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Helm charts.

Benefits

Medical insurance plan optionsDental insuranceVision benefitsLife insuranceDisability insuranceHealth Savings Accounts (HSA)Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)401(k) Plan with matchingWellbeing ProgramPaid Time Off100% company-paid tuition reimbursementPaid parental leaveBonus opportunities

Qualifications

  • Strong expertise with general AWS cloud services
  • Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code concepts and tools
  • Strong expertise managing workloads in Kubernetes and/or EKS
  • Strong understanding of system networks, networking, and related security best practices
  • Strong proficiency with cloud-based CI / CD pipelines
  • Strong Linux operating system experience
  • Experience working with virtualization technologies
  • Experience deploying, maintaining, and using system monitoring and alerting solutions
  • Advanced proficiency with applicable computer languages, software applications, infrastructure technologies, operating systems, and command-line tools
  • Advanced proficiency with code versioning and deployment software and tools
  • Broad exposure to and intermediate knowledge of multiple technology stacks, frameworks, and core systems

Responsibilities

  • Designs, deploys, and maintains scalable and secure platform infrastructure across cloud and on-premise environments
  • Participates in work refinement and estimation processes with product teams
  • Utilizes modern software delivery technologies to assist product teams with application deployments
  • Leverages automation tools to ensure processes are repeatable and efficient
  • Solicits and performs peer reviews of application and infrastructure designs
  • Recommends and designs solutions that improve application deployment and stability
  • Creates and maintains documentation
  • Ensures timely delivery of projects and tasks
  • Monitors and resolves system outages and performance issues
  • Collaboratively implements software application infrastructure modifications
  • Prepares and executes fault tolerance and load testing
  • Researches and pilots opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability
  • Participates in and leads the troubleshooting, resolution, and communication of urgent production issues
  • Recommends improvements to company guidelines
  • Provides technical expertise and leads projects
  • Assists teams in adapting to new infrastructure and deployment technologies
  • Applies knowledge, experience, and creative resources to identify solutions
  • Consistently acts according to customer experience standards
  • Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Skills

AWSEKSHelmKubernetesLinuxTerraform

Certifications

One or more AWS certifications

Degrees

Bachelor’s degreeAssociate degreeBootcamp certificateEquivalent experience

Relocation

No