Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, Engineering Stack Support

Netskope; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Netskope is hiring for Engineering Stack Support (ESS), a team of engineers focused on improving availability, latency, and capacity planning across the engineering stacks. You will partner with developers and product managers to architect highly available services and monitor health metrics.

The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, on-call rotations, and collaboration across geo-distributed teams. BSCS is required; MSCS preferred, with proficiency in Java/Python/Go and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• BSCS or equivalent required; MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of troubleshooting Unix/Linux.
• Strong knowledge of networking: TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, IPSec, GRE, VPN.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience in large-scale web operations.
• Hands-on with Ansible, Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, CI/CD.
• Experience with OpenStack, AWS or GCP; cloud automation.
• Familiarity with SumoLogic, Grafana/Prometheus and Elastic Stack.
• Knowledge of distributed systems is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams to architect and deliver highly available, performant, and secure features.
• Develop monitoring and reporting for application and infrastructure health.
• Deeply understand Netskope's application stack and contribute to efficiency improvements.
• Improve performance of micro-services and address scaling challenges.
• Handle capacity planning and management.
• Wear multiple hats in a fast-paced environment.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations.

Skills

Unix/Linux troubleshooting

Networking concepts

Java

Python

Go

Ansible

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS/GCP/OpenStack

SQL/NoSQL

Distributed systems

Communication

Geo-distributed teamwork

Education

BSCS or equivalent

MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

OpenStack

AWS

GCP

SQL

NoSQL

CI/CD

Grafana

Prometheus

Elastic Stack

Job description

Join the Future of Security at Netskope

Netskope (NASDAQ: NTSK) is a leader in modern security and networking for the cloud and AI era. We secure and accelerate cloud, data, and AI in real time, everywhere. Thousands of customers, including more than 30 of the Fortune 100, trust the Netskope One platform, its Zero Trust Engine, and the powerful NewEdge network to gain full visibility and control without performance trade-offs.

At Netskope, our technology is driven by our greatest strength: our people. We believe that belonging powers innovation, and success is both personal and organizational. We embrace differences in gender, ethnicity, beliefs, ability, and identity, creating an environment where every voice is heard and respected. We empower our employees to bring their authentic selves to work, grow their careers through continuous education and mentorship, and lead with transparency and curiosity. Join a team where you belong, where you are encouraged to be an entrepreneur, and where together, we continue to redefine the landscape of security.

About the role

Please note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.

Engineering Stack Support (ESS) is a team of software engineers focused on improving availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning of the engineering stacks. In addition to that, ESS creates a bridge between service owners and platform engineering by applying a software engineering mindset to application debugging, system administration, and more.

What's in it for you

• You will be part of a growing team of renowned engineers in the exciting space of developing tools for infrastructure management.
• Your contributions to our market-leading product support will significantly impact our rapidly-growing global customer base.
• You will solve complex, exciting challenges and improve the depth and breadth of your technical and analytical skills.

What you will be doing

• Partnering closely with our development teams and product managers to architect and build features that are highly available, performant and secure
• Developing innovative ways to smartly measure, monitor & report application and infrastructure health
• Gaining deep knowledge of our application stack
• Improving the performance of micro-services and solve scaling/performance issues
• Capacity management and planning
• Wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced and rapidly-changing environment
• Participating in 24X7 on-call rotations.

Required skills and experience

• 5+ years experience with troubleshooting Unix/Linux
• Understanding of Networking concepts - TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, IPSec, GRE, VPN
• Experience with algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, and software design
• Experience in one or more of the programming languages: Java, Python, Go
• Experience in managing a large-scale web operations role
• Hands-on experience with Ansible, Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL datastores, CI/CD
• Hands-on experience working with openstack , AWS or GCP cloud and automation
• Experience with SumoLogic, Grafana/Prometheus and Elastic Stack.
• Knowledge of distributed systems is a big plus.
• Great written and verbal communication
• Ability to work for a geo-distributed cross-functional group
• Demonstrated ability to own and deliver projects independently
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work well in a diverse, team-focused environment with other SREs, developers, Product Managers, etc

Education

• BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred

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The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days.