Site Reliability Engineer

Job summary

The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) role focuses on bridging software development and IT operations by applying software engineering principles to infrastructure and operational challenges. Key responsibilities include developing software to automate operational tasks, monitoring system performance, and collaborating with development teams to enhance service performance and reliability using technologies such as AWS, GCP, and tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

Qualifications

• proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or Bash
• strong understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems
• knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP
• experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation practices
• knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within distributed systems environments

Responsibilities

• develop software and scripts to automate operational tasks such as provisioning, configuration, and incident response
• monitor system performance and establish alerting to support rapid incident detection and resolution
• reduce Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational improvements
• scale infrastructure and support capacity planning to ensure high availability and reliability
• analyze logs, traces, and metrics to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance
• define, monitor, and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
• manage error budgets to balance innovation, delivery speed, and system reliability
• collaborate with development teams to enhance service performance, software delivery, and release processes

Skills

Relocation