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Senior Site Reliability Engineer (CloudVision)

Arista

Skills

Required

  • infrastructure
  • incident response
  • automation
  • Docker
  • Linux / UNIX
  • debugging
  • programming languages
  • Go / Python / bash
  • Prometheus
  • PostgreSQL
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform

Preferred

  • cloud platforms
  • Google Cloud Platform / Amazon Web Services / Microsoft Azure
  • scalability
  • observability
  • establish intelligent alerting strategies
  • minimise downtime

Join our team as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (CloudVision) in a permanent, remote position from Ireland. In this role, you will be responsible for building, deploying, and operating critical production systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, observability, and security. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our infrastructure remains resilient, efficient, and future-ready. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about solving complex infrastructure challenges.

Knowledge of security best practices in infrastructure and systems design

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deploy production systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, observability, and performance.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive automation solutions to eliminate toil and streamline operational efficiency across production environments.
  • Proactively monitor production systems, establish intelligent alerting strategies, and implement automated incident response mechanisms to minimise downtime.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of Linux or UNIX from both administration and debugging perspectives
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Go, Python, or bash shell scripting, with the ability to implement medium-complexity automation workflows
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts clearly
  • Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure-as-code principles and practices
  • Hands-on experience operating software systems, infrastructure, and complex applications at scale in production environments
  • Experience with server provisioning, particularly from storage and networking perspectives
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience (5+ years in a related infrastructure or systems role)
  • Strong problem-solving and software troubleshooting skills with a methodical, analytical approach
  • Experience with incident response, postmortem analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies
  • Proficiency in managing monitoring stacks, including Prometheus and Grafana
  • Experience managing databases such as PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database management systems
  • Experience with container orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and virtualisation technologies
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code frameworks, particularly Terraform
  • Experience with CI/CD systems such as GitLab tools or Spinnaker
  • Experience with artifact repositories and Docker registries
  • Understanding of distributed systems architecture and principles
  • Experience with performance tuning and system optimisation
  • On-call support experience and comfort with incident response responsibilities

Preferred

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Azure)