Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description

Position:

Site Reliability Engineer

Location:

Palo Alto, CA

Duration:

9 Months Top skills required for this role: •

Programming:

Proficiency in languages like Python, Java, or Go. •

System Administration:

Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems. •

Cloud Infrastructure:

Experience with AWS • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of tools like Terraform or Ansible. •

Monitoring Tools:

Proficiency with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog Job Description/ Responsibilities •

Automation and Tooling:

SREs write code to automate operational tasks, such as provisioning, configuration changes, and system updates to reduce manual work and human error. •

System Monitoring and Alerting:

Developing and maintaining observability stacks (logs, metrics, tracing) to proactively detect issues before they impact users. •

Incident Response and On-Call:

Managing 24/7 on-call rotation to respond to, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents. • Post-Incident Reviews (Postmortems): Conducting blameless, in-depth reviews of incidents to identify root causes and implement preventive measures. •

Capacity Planning:

Analyzing system resource utilization to ensure infrastructure can scale to handle future load requirements. •

Performance Optimization:

Identifying and fixing bottlenecks in software and infrastructure to improve system efficiency and responsiveness. •

Error Budget Management:

Setting and managing Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to determine if a service is reliable enough to allow new feature deployments. •

Chaos Engineering:

Testing system resilience by intentionally introducing failures to ensure systems are fault-tolerant Applicant Notices & Disclaimers For information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices, click here At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $59.00/hr.