Principal Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineer

• Location – Dublin or Galway
• Hybrid working
• €520 daily

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineer to join a prestigious Technical Operations team. In this role, you will lead the design of a new multi-region, highly available, cloud-based deployment of applications on AWS's Kubernetes Platform (EKS). This opportunity allows for collaboration across engineering teams, shaping infrastructure strategy, and contributing to a dynamic and innovative environment.

The Expertise We’re Looking For:

• Several years of AWS experience in production environments
• Proficiency in Kubernetes workloads on AWS (EKS)
• Skill in creating and deploying Helm charts & libraries
• Specialist in AWS CloudFormation, IAM, VPC, and network security
• Experience with monitoring tools like Cloudwatch, Datadog, Splunk
• Proficiency with Unix operating systems and shell scripting
• Programming experience, preferably Python
• Familiarity with CDN Providers, e.g., Akamai
• Knowledge of the agile software development lifecycle
• Experience with automated CI/CD pipelines, e.g., JenkinsX

The Purpose of the Role:

As a key member of the Technical Operations team, the successful candidate will contribute to a cloud migration initiative. We're seeking an adaptable engineer who can tackle new challenges, work effectively in Agile environments, and ideally, has knowledge of cryptocurrencies.

The Skills You Bring:

• Strong AWS experience, including cross-account management and IAM.
• Expertise in crafting and maintaining logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Proclivity for automating solutions.
• Ability to work independently and lead SRE teams.
• Experience with multi-region, multi-AZ infrastructure deployments.
• Effective communication skills at all organizational levels.

The Value You Deliver:

• Leadership in crafting and deploying cloud-based applications.
• Promotion of DevOps principles and best practices.
• Advocacy for automation to enhance software delivery and reduce risk.

Why Join our client?

This opportunity offers an entrepreneurial culture within a renowned financial institution. Join our client’s diverse team of forward-thinking professionals to reshape the future of finance and gain access to unparalleled resources and opportunities for growth.

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