SRE Engineer

Position : Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Azure AKS

Overview :
This role involves supporting the administration of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters that manage critical, always-on middleware systems handling thousands of transactions per second (TPS). The SRE will focus on achieving and maintaining a five-9 s (99. 999%) availability target, ensuring a scalable and reliable production environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Cluster Operations :
• Manage AKS cluster deployments, updates, and cutovers.
• Perform base image updates and test infrastructure-as-code (IaC) changes.
• Handle daily operations aligned with reliability goals.
• Automation & Engineering :
• Apply software engineering practices to IT operations tasks.
• Develop and maintain IaC and automation scripts for:
• Creating monitoring queries and analyzing logs.
• Conducting disaster recovery tests and incident response.
• Documenting code for operational and reference purposes.
• Collaboration :
• Work with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and scalability.

Required Skills & Technologies :

1. Cloud Expertise : Azure (mandatory) with strong networking skills.
2. Programming : Proficiency in Python or Go.
3. Container Orchestration : Kubernetes (AKS) with Helm.
4. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Terraform.
5. CI/CD Pipelines : Experience with any CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions preferred).
6. GitOps : ArgoCD.
7. Observability Platforms : ELK Stack or Grafana Loki.
8. Operating Systems : Linux with cloud networking expertise.

Preferred Skills :

• Monitoring and Logging: OpenTelemetry.
• Secrets Management: HashiCorp Vault.
• Experience in regulated environments with sensitive data and heightened security requirements.

Education & Experience :

• Academic Background : Bachelor s degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional Experience :
• 4-6 years in a related field, with at least 2 years as an SRE.