Alkymi

Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Container

Alkymi

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $130,500 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Participate in the architecture and implementation of scalable platform solutions which present long term solutions that meet business requirements
  • Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps, Information Security, and other teams to integrate applications into the platform
  • Create and share guidance for other teams on the proper implementation of infrastructure including technical guides with best practices
  • Monitor system health, performance, and reliability, and implement proactive measures to prevent downtime
  • Implement processes to ensure security vulnerabilities are remediated within SLA
  • Investigate and troubleshoot complex system and performance issues, providing root cause analysis and solutions
  • Identify opportunities for process and system improvements and contribute to ongoing performance and cost optimization efforts
  • Stay informed about industry trends and best practices to continually improve the platform
  • Participate in a on-call schedule
  • Create system infrastructure and processes documentation

Requirements

  • 4+ years experience in a DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering role
  • Direct experience of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using tools used by DevOps professionals such as Python, Bash, Powershell, or Java/.NET development
  • Familiar with creating/modifying infrastructure-as-code (IAC)
  • Strong experience with modern CI/CD tooling focused around rapid container deployment.
  • Strong understanding of networking, load balancing, and security principles.
  • Experience using automation tools. Build, provision, deploy, test and monitor
  • Familiarity with creating physical and logical infrastructure diagrams
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form. Adapts communication style to different audiences
  • Effective presentation skills
  • Ability to work cross functionally
  • Provide mentorship to team members
  • Work is done independently and reviewed at critical points
  • Key stakeholder in projects of diverse scope from design to completion
  • Enhances relationships with internal/external partners
  • Ability to participate in on-call rotation as assigned
  • Master’s degree in computer science or related field (preferred)
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes (preferred)
  • Understanding of regulatory standards or experience working in a PCI environment (preferred)
  • Previous experience with Git or a similar source code management system (preferred)
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) (preferred).
Benefits
  • remote-first environment
  • unlimited paid time off
  • 401(k) with employer match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
DevOpsSREPlatform Engineeringcloud platformsscriptingautomationinfrastructure-as-codeCI/CDnetworkingcontainerization
Soft Skills
effective communicationpresentation skillscross-functional collaborationmentorshipindependent workrelationship buildingproblem-solvingroot cause analysisprocess improvementadaptability
Certifications
Master's degree in computer science