Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Azure)

Key

Responsibilities - Infrastructure Design: Architect and deploy secure, scalable Azure infrastructure tailored for production-grade distributed systems. - Automation & IaC: Develop and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure as code to enable repeatable, automated deployments across various environments. - Technical Leadership: Translate ambiguous product and customer requirements into structured technical architecture and actionable execution plans. - Platform Enhancement: Build and optimize platform services, APIs, and integrations to extend core system capabilities. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, security, and product teams to deliver enterprise-ready infrastructure solutions. - Operational Excellence: Drive improvements in reliability, observability, and incident response while providing Tier 2 infrastructure support for customer deployments.

Performance Goals: What Success Looks Like In the first 6-12 months of this role, the following milestones are expected to be achieved: - Production Readiness: The Azure environment is established as a fully production-ready deployment setting for the platform. - Scalable Deployments: All customer deployments are verified as repeatable, scalable, and secure. - Feature Parity: Azure achieves full feature parity with all other supported cloud environments within the organization's ecosystem.

Interview Process - Recruiter & Technical Screening: Initial HR call followed by an introductory technical interview covering foundational questions. - Hiring Manager Interview: A deeper dive into experience, alignment, and role-specific expectations. - Technical Interview: A comprehensive evaluation of architectural and technical execution skills. - Final Leadership Interview: A concluding session with the VP of Engineering.

Requirements - Proven Track Record: Extensive experience designing and building production-grade systems specifically on the Azure stack. - Problem Solving: Ability to transform high-level requirements into scalable, delivered systems. - Communication: Strong technical communication skills with the ability to interface with both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders. - Mindset: A high-ownership approach with a strong bias for action and accountability.

Functional Expertise - Azure Services: Deep knowledge of Azure networking, compute, identity, security, and storage. - Infrastructure as Code: Advanced proficiency with Terraform at production scale. - Programming: Professional experience in Go and/or Python . - Systems Engineering: Background in distributed systems, high-availability architectures, or platform engineering. - CI/CD: Experience with automation tooling for the entire infrastructure lifecycle.

Preferred

Qualifications - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration. - Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana . - Experience with workflow/orchestration platforms like Argo or Spacelift .

Benefits Our client offers a competitive compensation package designed to reward high-impact contributors, including: - Equity & Tokens: Participation in the long-term growth of the project. - Performance Bonuses: Annual incentives based on individual and company milestones. - Health & Retirement: Comprehensive health insurance and 401k plans (available for US-based employees).

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