Site Reliability Engineer

Placements24; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical and retirement benefits

Professional development budget

Collaborative work culture

Job summary

Placements24 in Port Elizabeth is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join the technical team, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability of critical systems. You will build scalable infrastructure, automate tasks, and support incident response across deployments.

Work with development and operations to implement monitoring, resilience, and optimized cloud-based services using Docker, Kubernetes, and major cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of networking, operating systems, and database management.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable systems and infrastructure.
• Develop and deploy automation tools and scripts to streamline operational tasks.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations.
• Respond to and resolve production incidents, performing root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure system resilience and performance.
• Implement and manage robust monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a dedicated and proactive Site Reliability Engineer to join their technical team in Port Elizabeth . This pivotal role focuses on ensuring the high availability, performance, and reliability of our client's critical systems and infrastructure. You will work closely with development and operations teams to build, deploy, and maintain scalable and resilient systems, implementing best practices in automation, monitoring, and incident response. As a key member of the team in Port Elizabeth , you will contribute significantly to the smooth operation and continuous improvement of services within the Installation & Maintenance technology sphere.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable systems and infrastructure.
• Develop and deploy automation tools and scripts to streamline operational tasks.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations.
• Respond to and resolve production incidents, performing root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software development teams to ensure system resilience and performance.
• Implement and manage robust monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer , DevOps Engineer, or similar role, ideally with exposure to Installation & Maintenance technologies.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of networking, operating systems, and database management.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and performance incentives.
• Opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects.
• Comprehensive medical and retirement benefits.
• Professional development budget for conferences and training.
• A collaborative and innovative work culture in Port Elizabeth .