SRE II

JobCubby; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Annual wellness and community outreach

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team in Hyderabad to build, deploy, scale, and operate highly reliable distributed systems across multiple regions. You will design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure, implement Helm charts, and drive automation to improve reliability and performance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure CI/CD readiness, observability, and incident response.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, git)
• Strong experience with AWS (EKS, VPC, S3, ECR, IAM roles)
• Solid experience with Helm charts for application deployment

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and scale distributed platforms across multiple geographic regions.
• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure for large-scale applications.
• Build and manage Helm charts for efficient and repeatable deployments.
• Monitor system health using Grafana dashboards and metrics; proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability through automation and best practices.
• Handle large-scale deployments and improve infrastructure for growth.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth CI/CD and production readiness.
• Implement observability, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Distributed systems

Automation mindset

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Helm charts

Bash scripting

Job description

About Us:

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work:

At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:

• Bold in how we dream and innovate
• Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities
• Accountable for results and best in class outcomes
• Visionary in future focused problem-solving
• Exceptional in execution and impact

About the role:

We are looking for a skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team and help build, deploy, scale, and operate highly reliable distributed systems. You will play a key role in deploying and managing platforms across multiple regions, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy, manage, and scale distributed platforms across multiple geographic regions
• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure for large-scale applications
• Build and manage Helm charts for efficient and repeatable deployments
• Monitor system health using Grafana dashboards and metrics; proactively identify and resolve issues
• Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability through automation and best practices
• Handle large-scale deployments and improve infrastructure for growth
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth CI/CD and production readiness
• Implement observability, alerting, and incident response processes
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Write and maintain run books for incident response

Required Qualifications:

• 4–5 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar roles
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, git…)
• Strong experience with AWS (eks, vpc, s3, ecr, iam role etc)
• Solid experience with Helm charts for application deployment
• Strong experience in bash scripting and tooling
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-availability architectures
• Strong understanding of containerization, micro-services, and cloud-native ecosystems
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools
• Good debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency in at least one of the following: Golang, Python
• Experience building and managing Grafana dashboards and metrics
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Loki, etc.)
• Experience with multi-region deployments and global infrastructure

Why Proofpoint?

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• Career success on your terms
• Flexible work environment
• Annual wellness and community outreach days
• Always on recognition for your contributions
• Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Our Culture:

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail].