Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Garmin Ltd.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin Ltd. is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Olathe, KS. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a production environment. Candidates should have strong skills in build and deployment automation, Kubernetes, and DevOps tools. Responsibilities include leading design activities for systems, improving software lifecycle, and monitoring software applications. The position is not available for full-time remote work and offers participation in Garmin's benefit program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in relevant fields required.
• 5 years of experience in a production environment required.
• Demonstrated experience with build and deployment automation.

Responsibilities

• Establish training on operational processes and automations.
• Lead design activities for complex systems and processes.
• Monitor and support software releases.

Skills

Build and deployment automation

DevOps-style tools (AWS, Ansible, Jenkins)

Infrastructure-as-Code technologies (Terraform, Ansible)

Linux administration and troubleshooting

APM monitoring tools (Zabbix, Dynatrace)

Linux-based scripting languages (Python, Bash, Groovy)

Multi-tiered server applications design

Cloud platforms (OpenStack, AWS, Azure)

Kubernetes container orchestration

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree plus 3 years relevant experience (alternative)

Job description

Overview

Garmin International seeks Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Olathe, KS; Multiple positions):

Essential Functions

• Establish and provide training to development teams on operational process and automations that promote the software integrity and stability
• Lead design/definition activities for moderate- and high-complexity systems, features, and/or process
• Monitor and support moderate- and high-complexity software releases
• Design and implement improvements to the software lifecycle and production pipeline through automated tools/systems that align with industry best practices
• Design and implement observability improvements to the software applications and infrastructure
• Coordinate and improve monitoring practices across software applications and infrastructure
• Build and/or maintain tools to generate reports
• Maintain accurate data to facilitate reporting on key reliability SLOs for multiple products/systems
• Full-time remote work is not available.
• Individual contributor role

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in production environment.

Must show demonstrated experience in the following:

• Successful implementation of moderately complex build and deployment automation
• Working with DevOps-style tools such as AWS, Ansible, Jenkins, BitBucket, GitHub.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as TerraForm, Ansible, and Puppet
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Implementing and supporting APM monitoring tools such as Zabbix and Dynatrace
• Using Linux-based scripting languages such as Python, Bash and Groovy
• Design, enhance, and develop complex multi-tiered server applications, requiring education and/or experience in software design, development, and maintenance necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Operational experience within cloud platforms such as OpenStack, AWS, and Azure.
• Expertise in deploying, operating, and maintaining Kubernetes container orchestration platform experience.
• Previous experience working in a team environment.

In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience, will accept a Master’s degree in same plus 3 years of relevant work experience.

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits