Principal SRE/DevOps Engineer
Infinite Reality, United States

As a Principal, you'll lead our SRE and DevOps teams, driving the design, automation, and reliability of our infrastructure. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring our systems are secured, robust, scalable, and efficient.

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership to the SRE and DevOps teams, guiding them in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available and scalable infrastructure.
• Exceptional Problem Solving: Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to start from an unknown, design, and implement novel solutions. A primary responsibility will be contributing to org wide Ramp;D efforts by prototyping next generation infrastructure solutions in coordination with engineering teams. A mastery of Python and Bash is a must, knowledge of other programming/scripting languages a bonus.
• System Architecture: Collaborate with software engineers and architects to design, develop, and maintain infrastructure solutions that support our applications and services.
• Automation: Champion automation across the development and operations lifecycle to increase efficiency, reduce manual work, and minimize downtime.
• Reliability and Performance: Develop strategies and implement practices to maintain high system reliability, availability, and performance, while continuously monitoring and improving system health.
• Security: Prioritize DevSecOps methodology and align with InfoSec on joint initiatives. Ensuring that infrastructure and applications meet security and compliance standards.
• Incident Management: Lead incident response and post-mortem activities, with InfoSec leadership, to identify root causes, implement preventive measures, and improve system resilience.
• SSDLC: Design, implement, and monitor Secure Software Development Life Cycle process in alignment with InfoSec.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Manage and expand the use of Infrastructure as Code tools and practices to ensure reproducibility and consistency in our environments.
• Scalability: Work on scaling infrastructure horizontally and vertically to support growing demands while optimizing costs.
• Monitoring and Alerting: Implement and maintain robust monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to proactively identify and address issues.
• Cost Optimization: Continuously optimize cloud resource usage to maximize efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and best practices.
• Mentorship: Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering their professional growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or a similar role in a senior or leadership capacity.
• 7+ years of strong expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
• 5+ years of experience in implementing and maintaining robust monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to proactively identify and address issues.
• 5+ years of experience SIEM
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go, Ruby).
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Deep knowledge of development languages such as Node.js, Java, PHP, and Go
• 7+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, Github, GitLab CI/CD).
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and InfoSec methodologies.
• Strong understanding of networking and data storage technologies.
• Strong database technology knowledge and type of data structure.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Kubernetes certifications are a plus.
• Experience with Game Engine platforms such as Unity and Unreal and their infrastructure needs is a plus.

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