Junior Site Reliability Engineer

Position Overview:

Do you love building ⚙️ products people love? As a Jr. Site Reliability Engineer, you will "make things scale" which includes writing IaC to standardize infrastructure, supporting Cloud infrastructure, developing utilities that provide insights/metrics, and providing support for the Horizon team.

As a member of our Engineering Team, you will have the chance to collaborate on exciting projects and find creative solutions to coding obstacles. Your curiosity to continue learning, as well as a knack for problem-solving , will be key to delivering innovative products to our clients and their guests, as our team members are always looking for new ways to push the boundaries of what is possible. We are looking for people who are passionate about their craft and are always looking for ways to grow and improve.

Location: This role offers 100% remote flexibility anywhere in Ireland.

Reports to:Manager, Site Reliability Engineering

Travel ✈️ Requirement: 0% to accesso Office/Client Locations

What you will be working on:

• Managing Container Orchestration Platforms – AKS, EKS, ECS, Cloud Run, etc
• Creating and supporting Cloud Database Services – RDS, Azure Managed Instances
• Writing IaC for the above to support multiple environments
• Supporting containerized applications and troubleshooting errors
• Continuous delivery using tools such as GitHub actions, Docker, Kubernetes
• Observability, capacity planning, system and service performance analysis and tuning
• All three major Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure, GCP

Technologies you may work with:

• Configuration management: Terraform, Ansible, git
• Cloud SQL Databases: Azure Managed Instances, RDS
• Containerization and virtualization technologies: Docker Enterprise, Kubernetes
• Metrics and monitoring: statsd, ELK, PagerDuty, Slack chatops
• General Microservice / Application troubleshooting: Reading logs, parsing errors

What you bring to the role:

• 1-2 years of universally available or high-volume site reliability engineering or systems administration. Note: ‘years of experience’ may not always be the best measure for your ability to succeed in this role. If the bullet points below feel like you, please consider applying – even if you do not have, say, X years in seat.
• 1+ years of infrastructure automation, configuration management or container orchestration.
• Proficient with one or more languages for scripting (Python, Java, JS, or Bash) and GIT.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related technical field (preferred, but not necessary).
• Periodic participation in an after-hours on-call rotation supporting production environments 24x7.
• Ability to self-manage and work independently.
• Collaborating with clients in working sessions.

*If you don’t have all the qualifications listed, don’t worry! We understand everyone’s career path is unique and still encourage you to apply if you feel this role is aligned with your career trajectory.

Perks & Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package, because your hard work deserves recognition;
• 4-week Paid Time Off for the first 3 years, with increasing accrual afterward – so you can go “OOO” and take that vacation you’ve been dreaming of ;
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off to contribute to causes close to your heart. Making a difference, made easy.
• Take advantage of our 6-week paid Parental Leave to focus on what matters most during significant family moments;
• Gain unlimited access to Udemy for Business to support ongoing learning and career development;
• Prioritize mental well-being with resources like the Calm app, our robust EAP program, and Teledoc Mental Health services;
• Enjoy a flexible work schedule that aligns with your team’s schedule ⏰.

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