Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineer

Eclipse Foundation

full-time

Posted on: 8/30/2025

Origin: • 🇧🇪 Belgium

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AnsibleCloudElasticSearchGrafanaKubernetesOpen SourcePostgresPrometheusPython

About the role

Architect and manage Kubernetes deployments for Open VSX in production environments
Oversee PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch clusters, ensuring data integrity, performance, and scalability
Implement and refine monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems to maintain high service reliability
Collaborate with development teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
Partner with the Security team to implement and uphold organisational policies and secure-by-design practices
Lead root cause analysis and postmortems for service disruptions, driving continuous improvement
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior operations staff
Engage with the community and users to resolve support issues and gather feedback
Maintain documentation and contribute to operational playbooks
Define and report on service KPIs, SLOs, and operational health indicators
Provide strategic advice to leadership on platform operations and technology decisions
Contribute to annual planning cycles by informing resource needs, tooling requirements, and infrastructure budgeting

5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or IT operations
Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration
Strong experience with PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch in production environments
Proficiency in monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Solid scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible)
Familiarity with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tools
Excellent troubleshooting skills and a proactive mindset
Ability to work independently in a remote, multicultural team
Bonus: experience supporting open source infrastructure or registries
Excellent communication skills