Sr Site Reliability Engineer (Linux, UNIX, Reliability Engineering, Python, C, C++, Java, Dev Ops)

About

For our prestigious client, we are looking for a Sr Site Reliability Engineer with expertise in Linux, UNIX, Reliability Engineering, Python, C, C++, Java, and Dev Ops).

Their Deployment and Runtime Platform is responsible for corporate mission critical production platforms including:

• Private and public Cloud computing platform
• Entitlements platform
• Security and critical infrastructure services
• Linux and Windows engineering
• Core data centre platforms including network and storage

You will be part of a diverse global technical team focusing on critical business problems interacting with multiple businesses, operations and technology teams. We are responsible for a critical client facing function and aim to innovate and drive solutions through technology that will impact the bottom line for the firm.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL:

• Engage with application development teams to improve the whole lifecycle of services: from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement.
• Participate in system design consulting, platform management and capacity planning.
• Develop software and systems architectural frameworks and tooling.
• Maintain services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health.
• Create and sustain scalable systems and services through automation and uplifts.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ to 7 years experience in a relevant role (Dev Ops, Reliability Engineering, Systems Administration, Application Programming, etc)
• Team player, eager to work in a global organization
• Energy, self-motivation and independence to manage multiple tasks
• Experience with distributed compute systems
• Highly knowledgeable of at least one of Linux or Windows platforms running key business applications
• Knowledgeable of many other areas of technology (networking, hardware, etc)
• Highly entrepreneurial and motivated
• Strong interpersonal skills - good client facing skills as well as excellent oral and written communication

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Exposure to Linux / UNIX environment with advanced knowledge and experience of automating / scripting tasks is essential
• Hands on experience in production deployment and release management
• Hands on experience in troubleshooting and debugging application issues
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in a highly available and mission critical service
• Knowledge of at least one programming language (Erlang, Python, Perl, C++, C, Java, SQL) beyond basic scripting is a key advantage
• Experience managing performance, availability and scale of mid to large sized systems (Experience of building and running high availability systems is an advantage)
• Experience with all stages in the lifecycle of large distributed systems: inception, analysis, design, implementation, runtime, maintenance
• Good knowledge of at least one database product (like MSQL / Postgre SQL / DB2) (Knowledge of NOSQL products like Mongo DB would be an advantage)
• Possesses good knowledge of different software systems, client/server architectures and various compatibility requirements
• Knowledge on Software Development Life cycles and methodologies, Release Management Process & Products are added advantage
• Familiarity with open source automation / configuration tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible or Salt Stack would be an advantage

FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE A MUST HAVE:

• Reliability Engineering
• Python
• Our ideal candidate will have a mix of infrastructure skills with UNIX & Linux and software skills such as Python, C/C++ or Java.