Site Reliability Engineer II

Job Summary:

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with advanced expertise in programming, cloud architecture, and automation. In this role, you will lead large-scale cloud and automation projects, collaborate closely with production engineering teams, and design robust, scalable cloud solutions. You will be instrumental in architecting cloud platforms, driving automation strategies, and ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of infrastructure. This is a leadership role where you will also mentor junior engineers and drive initiatives across SRE and production engineering.

Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Project Leadership:

- Lead initiatives to enhance and optimize existing cloud infrastructure driving improvements in scalability and resilience through close collaboration with production engineering teams.

- Refine and deploy cloud infrastructure solutions that align with the product and technical roadmap, ensuring seamless integration and maximizing the efficiency of cloud services while minimizing operational disruptions.

- Oversee and manage large-scale projects related to cloud platforms, automation, and performance optimization, ensuring these solutions meet both immediate and long-term business objectives.

- Continuously assess and refine cloud architecture, focusing on security, scalability, and performance across cloud infrastructure, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence.

Programming & Development:

- Utilize advanced programming skills to develop and optimize tools for infrastructure management and automation on cloud platforms.

- Write, review, and maintain code in scripting languages (Python, JavaScript) and system programming languages (GoLang) for high-performance infrastructure.

- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate SRE principles into the product lifecycle, improving both site reliability and product functionality across cloud platforms.

Automation & System Management:

-Develop and implement automation strategies to enhance system deployment, monitoring, and operational efficiency across cloud/on-prem environments.

- Design and manage CI/CD pipelines to improve the speed, reliability, and consistency of software delivery.

- Utilize infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation to automate cloud resource provisioning and management on Cloud Platform.

- Maintain and support production systems and associated infrastructure, ensuring their availability, performance, and scalability through continuous monitoring and automation.

Collaboration & Communication:

- Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand product and technical roadmaps, identifying potential impacts on system operability and proposing proactive solutions for Cloud environments.

- Provide timely and effective solutions to complex technical issues related to both system reliability and product improvements, leveraging Cloud capabilities.

Mentorship & Leadership:

- Mentor junior SREs, sharing best practices in cloud architecture, automation, and incident management.

- Foster cross-functional collaboration between development, infrastructure, and operations teams to improve the overall performance and reliability of services on cloud.

- Lead the effort to continuously improve the availability, scalability, and efficiency of systems across the cloud, driving innovation through monitoring, automation, and performance optimization initiatives.

Qualifications:

- B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

- A minimum of 6+ years of industry experience  in site reliability engineering, system engineer, or a related role, ideally in large-scale environments, with a focus on supporting 24x7 highly-available systems.

- Advanced scripting skills in languages such as Python, Golang, Java, with the ability to write fully functional scripts/programs for automation and tool development.

- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), with a strong understanding of cloud architecture best practices, deployment strategies, and scaling within these ecosystems.

- Deep knowledge of containerization and orchestration, particularly with Kubernetes, and practical experience managing large-scale containerized environments.

- Expertise in running infrastructure automation tools at scale, such as Git, Airflow, Jenkins, Screwdriver, for managing code deployments and continuous integration workflows.

- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform, with experience automating infrastructure at scale.

- Understanding of DevOps methodologies and practices, promoting collaboration between development and operations teams for improved service delivery.

- Experience with monitoring and logging solutions, enabling proactive identification and resolution of issues.

- Familiarity with incident and change management frameworks, such as ITIL or other industry standards.

- Proven experience in mentoring and developing junior SREs.

- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership in incident, change, and problem management activities, especially in high-pressure, production environments.

Bonus Points:

- Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Engineer).

- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).

- Programming language certification ( e.g. PCAP – Certified Associate in Python Programming, Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8/11 Programmer (OCAJP) ,Go Developer Certification (Golang))