Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with experience to join our team in Bangalore. The ideal candidate will excel in implementing SRE principles to foster a culture of reliability, automation, and monitoring across our software engineering projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring the effective design, development, testing, and support of applications and systems, particularly within cloud environments.

Software Requirements:

• Required Proficiency:

  • Programming Languages: TypeScript, Node.js
  • Cloud Environments: AWS (ECS Fargate, Vault, Lambda services, Artifactory)
  • CI/CD Tools: GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory, Sysdig, Octopus, Terraform
  • Observability Tools: ObStack, Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty, Observe
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools: CloudFormation, Terraform

• Preferred Proficiency:

  • Familiarity with additional programming languages or frameworks
  • Experience with cloud platforms other than AWS

Overall Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior stakeholders to lead a culture focused on data-driven reliability, monitoring, and automation in alignment with SRE principles.
• Design, develop, test, and support applications and systems, emphasizing managing and scaling distributed systems across cloud environments.
• Create and develop tools essential for the operational management and security of software applications and systems.
• Identify technology limitations and deficiencies in existing systems and implement scalable improvements.
• Drive automation efforts and enhance application monitoring capabilities.
• Review code developed by other engineers to ensure adherence to best practices.
• Thrive in incident response environments, conducting post-mortem analyses and designing secure solutions.
• Measure and optimize system performance, addressing customer needs and innovating for continuous improvement.

Technical Skills (By Category):

• Programming Languages:

  • Required: TypeScript, Node.js

• Cloud Technologies:

  • Required: AWS (ECS Fargate, Lambda, Vault, Artifactory)

• Development Tools and Methodologies:

  • Required: GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory, Sysdig, Octopus, Terraform

• Observability Tools:

  • Required: ObStack, Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty, Observe

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

  • Required: CloudFormation, Terraform

Experience Requirements:

• 7 to 15 years of experience in software engineering and SRE practices.
• Experience in applying SRE practices in large organizations.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and DevSecOps environments.

Day-to-Day Activities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and implement SRE practices.
• Lead cross-functional teams in enhancing system reliability and performance.
• Develop and maintain operational management tools for applications.
• Conduct regular code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Participate in incident response and post-mortem analysis to improve system resilience.

Qualifications:

• Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Commitment to continuous professional development through industry certifications and training.

Professional Competencies:

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership and teamwork abilities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Adaptability and a learning-oriented mindset.
• Innovative thinking to drive continuous improvement.
• Strong time and priority management skills.

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
 

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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