Site Reliability Engineer SRE - Dev Background

Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer (Software Dev Background)

Type: Permanent

Location: Fully remote

Salary: £55-65K

Our client are growing their team and are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer - (ideally from a software development / software engineering background)to contribute to the development and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure, help with the definition of best practices for infrastructure management and to support development processes with CI/CD. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of their systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain the infrastructure and automation tools necessary for efficient and reliable deployment, operation, and monitoring of our cloud-based applications.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to define and implement best practices for software delivery, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Develop and maintain scalable and efficient infrastructure using AWS services.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, ensuring consistency and reproducibility across environments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, identifying and resolving issues to ensure high availability and optimal performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for automation, streamlining workflows, and improving efficiency.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the SRE/DevOps space, making recommendations for adoption based on industry best practices.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer SRE or similar role (DevOps/Platform Engineer).
• Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), including EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFormation, and IAM.
• Software Development experience (Node.JS would be advantageous)
• Containers experience - Docker/Kubernetes
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, or PowerShell) for automation and tooling.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with a passion for working in a team-oriented environment.

This is just a snapshot of our client's requirement. Get in touch for a full job spec and details on the position.

We will be assisting our client in interviewing and appointing the best candidate ASAP. Apply without delay for consideration.