Site Reliability Engineer

Talent Octopusventures; Ireland; Remote; EUR 49,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to bridge software development and IT operations. You will build scalable, automated systems to improve service performance and availability for critical platforms, with a strong emphasis on monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning.

You will work across cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and use CI/CD pipelines, configuration management tools, and IaC to support reliable software delivery.

Qualifications

• Proficient in one or more programming languages (Python/Go/Java/Bash).
• Strong Linux/Unix knowledge and networking (TCP/IP).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and scripts to automate operational tasks (provisioning, configuration, incident response).
• Monitor system performance and establish alerting for rapid incident detection and resolution.
• Reduce MTTR through effective monitoring and troubleshooting of distributed systems.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Bash

Linux

Networking TCP/IP

AWS/GCP/Azure

Prometheus

Grafana

CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

Distributed systems

Job description

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com

About the Role

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will bridge software development and IT operations by applying software engineering principles to infrastructure and operational challenges. You will focus on building scalable, reliable, and automated systems, helping to improve service performance, reduce manual effort, and ensure high availability across critical platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop software and scripts to automate operational tasks such as provisioning, configuration, and incident response
• Monitor system performance and establish alerting to support rapid incident detection and resolution
• Reduce Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational improvements
• Scale infrastructure and support capacity planning to ensure high availability and reliability
• Analyze logs, traces, and metrics to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance
• Define, monitor, and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
• Manage error budgets to balance innovation, delivery speed, and system reliability
• Collaborate with development teams to enhance service performance, software delivery, and release processes

Requirements

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or Bash
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems
• Knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation practices
• Knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within distributed systems environments

Risk benefit statement

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work here

Primary Location Base Pay Range: Home Based - Ireland €49,000 - €81,600.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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