Site Reliability Engineer (Linux & Kubernetes)

Principle; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 86,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Principle is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer specializing in Linux and Kubernetes to support a hybrid Dublin environment. You will maintain Tier-0 services while the migration unfolds, bridging legacy bare-metal systems and cloud-native workloads.

Candidates should have 5+ years of production Linux SRE experience, 2+ years in Kubernetes, plus Python or Golang development, and strong monitoring with Prometheus or ELK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production Linux SRE experience.
• 2+ years of Kubernetes SRE experience.
• Public cloud DevOps and CI/CD experience - Azure, AWS or GCP
• Strong container troubleshooting, plus legacy Linux, storage and networking know-how
• Development skills in Python or Golang (a must, not a nice-to-have)
• Monitoring and logging with Prometheus, ELK or similar

Responsibilities

• Running day-to-day DevOps across legacy bare-metal and cloud-native workloads in parallel
• Kubernetes cluster operations, troubleshooting and scaling
• Supporting migrations - cutover validation, runbooks and incident response
• Operating Tier-0 services: DNS, LDAP, DHCP, CDN and IP networking, in both their legacy and cloud-native forms

Skills

Linux SRE

Kubernetes SRE

Cloud DevOps

CI/CD

Container troubleshooting

Python

Golang

Prometheus

ELK

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer (Linux & Kubernetes)

Legacy bare metal on one side, cloud-native on the other - and you're the engineer who speaks both languages.

A global enterprise software leader is modernising its core infrastructure, and they need an SRE who can keep Tier-0 services running flawlessly while the migration happens around them. If you've grown up on production Linux and added Kubernetes to your toolkit, read on.

What's in it for you:

• Annual Salary up to €96,000 (DOE)
• 11-month contract with the possibility of extension; PAYE, paid weekly via Principle HR
• Location: Dublin Central - Hybrid working - on-site Mondays and Tuesdays

What you'll need:

• 5+ years of production Linux SRE experience
• 2+ years of Kubernetes SRE experience
• Public cloud DevOps and CI/CD experience - Azure, AWS or GCP
• Strong container troubleshooting, plus legacy Linux, storage and networking know-how
• Development skills in Python or Golang (a must, not a nice-to-have)
• Monitoring and logging with Prometheus, ELK or similar

A typical day might look like:

• Running day-to-day DevOps across legacy bare-metal and cloud-native workloads in parallel
• Kubernetes cluster operations, troubleshooting and scaling
• Supporting migrations - cutover validation, runbooks and incident response
• Operating Tier-0 services: DNS, LDAP, DHCP, CDN and IP networking, in both their legacy and cloud-native forms