Site Reliability Engineer Sr. Staff

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; San Juan (PR); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer Senior Staff to design, build, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment systems. The role emphasizes reliability, security, and performance across platforms, with a hybrid work model requiring about two days on-site per week.

You will optimize CI/CD, manage IaC, automate tooling, and collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to meet application needs while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on experience in Infra Ops, DevOps, or SRE.
• Proficiency with Linux systems, Debian-based.
• Cloud experience on AWS and GCP.
• Experience with security programs and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Infrastructure as Code and enforce best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost.
• Develop internal tools to support cloud platform operations.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and workflows using FluxCD and Jenkins.
• Address container image vulnerabilities and remediation.
• Build AMIs aligned with CIS/STIG benchmarks.
• Strengthen monitoring, alerting, observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
• Troubleshoot production issues to ensure reliability.
• Fine-tune distributed systems like Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Collaborate across teams to align infra with app needs.

Skills

Linux administration

Cloud platforms AWS/GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Python and Go

Monitoring and observability

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS/GKE)

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer Sr. Staff

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

Job Family Definition: Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Management Level Definition: Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

In a typical day as a Site Reliability Engineer Staff, you would... As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and deployment systems. Your work will directly impact scalability, security, and operational efficiency across our platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and enforce best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop internal tools to support and streamline cloud platform operations.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using FluxCD and Jenkins.
• Address container image vulnerabilities and standardize remediation processes.
• Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) aligned with CIS and STIG benchmarks.
• Strengthen monitoring, alerting, and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Fine-tune distributed systems such as Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to align infrastructure with application needs.

What You Need to Bring

• Minimum of 10 years of hands‑on experience in Infra Ops, Dev Ops, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Proficiency with Linux systems, especially Debian‑based distributions.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Packer, and Ansible.
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or Golang.
• Deep understanding of containerization (Docker, Container) and orchestration tools (AWS EKS, GCP GKE).
• Experience with GitOps workflows.
• Proven track record in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong background in security and familiarity with security programs.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Knowledge of both relational (SQL) and non‑relational databases.
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills with a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience managing distributed systems like Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to open‑source projects.
• Background in security engineering or related disciplines.

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job

Engineering

Job Level

TCP_05

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