Site Reliability Engineer

Pythian; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in strategic database services is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to ensure service reliability and performance. This role involves developing automation systems and mentoring team members while working with advanced technologies to improve operational excellence.

Benefits

Competitive rewards and annual bonus.

Training allowances and professional development opportunities.

Flexible remote work.

All necessary equipment provided.

Community engagement and charity leave.

Qualifications

• Experience in Object-Oriented Programming with Python or Go.
• Minimum 5 years in an SRE role with 2 years working with Terraform on AWS.
• Intermediate experience with MySQL or similar relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Build software applications using relevant development languages and tools.
• Ensure data security, integrity, and quality.
• Collaborate on observability metrics to improve application reliability.

Skills

Automation

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Vault

ProxySQL

Gitlab

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Site Reliability Engineer

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Site Reliability Engineer

Europe (UK, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Spain) | Remote | Work from home

Why Pythian:

At Pythian, we are experts in strategic database and analytics services, driving digital transformation and operational excellence. Founded in 1997, we focus on ensuring the reliability and performance of mission-critical databases. We have evolved with industry shifts from on-premises to cloud environments and now incorporate advanced analytics and AI technologies. We partner with Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and Snowflake to deliver innovative data solutions tailored to client needs.

Why you?

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring service reliability, scalability, performance, and observability. You will develop and maintain automation systems, mentor team members, and contribute to operational excellence. If you love working with data, solving complex problems, and advancing your career, this role is for you.

What will you be doing?

• Build software applications using relevant development languages and tools.
• Develop readable and reusable code following standard patterns.
• Mentor junior team members on coding best practices.
• Ensure data security, integrity, and quality.
• Design solutions for current and future business needs.
• Promote reusability and interoperability of systems.
• Create documentation such as runbooks and operational guides.
• Collaborate on observability metrics to improve application reliability.
• Lead incident response efforts.
• Leverage new technologies and automation to reduce costs.
• Identify and address technical debt and scaling bottlenecks.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical roadmaps.

What do we need from you?

• Experience in Object-Oriented Programming with Python or Go.
• Proficiency with Terraform, AWS, Docker, Vault, ProxySQL, and Gitlab.
• Skills in automation, Infrastructure as Code, scripting, and Unix administration.
• Minimum 5 years in an SRE role, with at least 2 years working with Terraform on AWS in production.
• Intermediate experience with MySQL or similar relational databases.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

What do you get in return?

• Competitive rewards and annual bonus.
• Training allowances and professional development opportunities.
• Remote work with flexible location within the US or Canada.
• All necessary equipment provided, including a budget for workspace personalization.
• Community engagement and charity leave.

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