Site Reliability Engineer (DataCosmos)

Open Cosmos; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Cosmos, located in Barcelona, seeks a Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability and scalability of its data platform. The role involves ensuring peak performance, monitoring systems end-to-end, and collaborating with engineering to design resilient architectures.

You will manage deployments, automate processes, and troubleshoot incidents, all while working in a fast-paced environment focused on continuous improvement. Strong experience with Linux systems, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong demonstrable ability to work with Linux systems and cloud platforms.
• Solid Kubernetes knowledge and ability to run production systems.
• A clear understanding of observability including monitoring, logging, and tracing.
• Capable of designing or operating high-availability, distributed systems.
• A mindset focused on automation, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure our data platform is reliable, scalable, and performing optimally.
• Monitor systems end-to-end, ensuring full visibility across the infrastructure.
• Respond to incidents, troubleshoot issues, and drive long-term fixes.
• Improve deployments and contribute to CI/CD pipelines for repeatable releases.
• Work closely with engineering teams to design resilient, scalable systems.
• Automate processes and reduce operational overhead.

Skills

Linux systems

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Observability (monitoring, logging, tracing)

High-availability systems design

Automation

Scalability

Job description

Requirements

• Strong demonstrable ability to work with Linux systems and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure)
• Solid Kubernetes knowledge and ability to run production systems
• A clear understanding of observability (monitoring, logging, tracing)
• Capable of designing or operating high-availability, distributed systems
• A mindset focused on automation, scalability, and continuous improvement
• Confidence working in fast-moving environments where reliability really matters

What the job involves

• At Open Cosmos, our Data division transforms satellite data into meaningful insights that drive real-world impact. The team delivers all data products generated by Open Cosmos and its partners, curates and develops DataCosmos (our geospatial data platform) and builds integrations that make satellite imagery easy to access and act on
• We’re now looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to help us ensure our data platform is reliable, scalable, and performing at its best as we grow
• Owning the reliability, performance, and scalability of our data platform and processing pipelines
• Monitoring systems end-to-end, ensuring full visibility across infrastructure and data flows
• Responding to incidents, troubleshooting issues, and driving long-term fixes
• Improving deployments and contributing to CI/CD pipelines for safe, repeatable releases
• Working closely with engineering teams to design resilient, scalable systems
• Automating processes and reducing operational overhead
• Supporting customer-impacting issues alongside Customer Success teams