Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Get to know the Role:

• Design and implement architecture of the next generation of automated infrastructure following Infrastructure as a Code model.
• Identify and resolve problems relating to critical service operations and to prevent their recurrence using different methods of automation
• Be involved in change, release and incident management
• Help improve reliability, stability and tackle scalability challenges with engineering teams
• Mentor other engineers, define our technical culture, and help build a fast-growing team

The day-to-day activities:

• Devise & implement solutions which will stop problems which are yet to happen (prevention is better than cure!)
• Everything as a code - if anything was done manually - find out the reason and fix it to ensure its never ever done manually again.
• Identify and resolve problems relating to critical service operations and to prevent their recurrence using different methods of automation
• Be involved in the design and subsequent implementation of software and service infrastructure
• Mentor other engineers, define our technical culture, and help build a fast-growing team

The must haves:

• Preferably a degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related fields
• 3 years of relevant experience with managing IT infrastructure with focus on the unix platforms
• Possess a solid understanding of the Linux or FreeBSD/OpenBSD family of Operating Systems and their underlying components
• Possess analytical skills, mental resiliency and the ability to think systematically under stressful conditions
• Highly accountable and takes ownership. Outstanding work ethic, high-integrity, team player, and a lifelong learner
• Experience in one or more of: C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Go, or scripting experience in Shell
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively across the organization.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cloud computing technologies from vendors such as Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, Digital Ocean
• Configuration management tool experience such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet or SaltStack
• Experience with continuous integration and/or continuous deployment
• Experience with hardening systems and knowledge in information security
• Contributes to open source project Experience with performance analysis and debugging tools