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.