Site Reliability Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in remote monitoring solutions is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer. This role requires expertise in AWS and CI/CD pipelines, aiming to enhance systems' reliability and performance. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of relevant experience, strong Linux skills, and a passion for innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or related roles.
• Deep understanding of AWS modules and services.
• Proven experience in managing CI/CD pipelines and IAC solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and support high availability environments for EC2/ECS/EKS.
• Maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines for streamlined software delivery.
• Implement security best practices for AWS environments.

Skills

AWS

Linux administration

CI/CD

Scripting

Monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science

Tools

New Relic

DataDog

Splunk

Ansible

Bash

Python

GO

Job description

Our partner, an innovative PaaS company specializing in remote monitoring and network management solutions, is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to help ensure the critical infrastructure and applications' reliability, scalability, and performance. In this role, you’ll build and maintain highly available systems, support and optimize CI/CD pipelines, and determine optimal solutions for the company’s products. You’ll collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and other teams to maintain high uptime, security, and user experience standards for millions of endpoints.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related technical field/experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, or related roles.
• Deep understanding of AWS and its various modules and services.
• Strong background in Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IAC) solutions.
• Proven experience in monitoring and observability tools to proactively manage system health.

Skills and Strengths:

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• Auto Scaling
• Fargate
• Route53
• Observability tools (New Relic, DataDog, Splunk)
• Scripting (Ansible, Bash, Python, GO)
• CI/CD

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Design and support EC2/ECS/EKS/Fargate environments for high availability and fault tolerance.
• Implement advanced AWS features (Route53, ALB/NLB, multi-region setups) to ensure global reliability.
• Maintain and optimize the existing CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes to streamline software delivery, reduce risks, and ensure seamless integration of new features.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, and DevOps teams to integrate best practices into build and release processes.
• Implement, manage, and enhance monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve system issues.
• Administer and optimize Linux-based servers and applications, ensuring stability, performance, and security.
• Implement and manage containerization solutions to improve scalability and efficiency.
• Implement security best practices across AWS environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards and safeguarding cloud infrastructure.
• Develop automated incident response mechanisms and self-healing solutions to minimize downtime and enhance fault tolerance.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure, networking, and application-related performance issues to ensure operational efficiency.
• Ensure business continuity by designing and maintaining robust backups, failover strategies, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve infrastructure or application performance bottlenecks.
• Create real-time monitoring dashboards and alerting systems to track system health, capacity, and performance trends.
• Work closely with development teams to fine-tune infrastructure for cost efficiency while maintaining high performance.
• Ensure business continuity by designing and maintaining robust backup, failover, and disaster recovery solutions.