Site Reliability Engineer

1 day ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand SG Consulting Limited Full time

Role Overview

The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) is responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of critical IT systems and applications. This role blends software engineering principles with operational excellence to build resilient systems, automate processes, and proactively manage incidents. The SRE will work closely with development and operations teams to drive continuous improvement and deliver high-quality services.

Key Responsibilities
1. System Design & Architecture

  • Contribute to design and architecture discussions to ensure scalability, resilience, and fault tolerance.
  • Advocate for best practices in system reliability and performance.

2. Monitoring & Alerting

  • Implement and maintain comprehensive monitoring for KPIs, SLOs, and system health.
  • Configure proactive alerts to detect anomalies and service degradations.

3. Automation & Tooling

  • Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.
  • Develop and maintain internal tools to improve system manageability and reduce manual intervention.

4. Continuous Improvement

  • Assist with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identify opportunities for optimization.
  • Drive initiatives to enhance application reliability, performance, and overall system efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar roles.
  • Strong background in system design, automation, and AI-driven solutions.

Technical Skills

  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible and Terraform.

Soft Skills

  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with Dynatrace.
  • Strong understanding of SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and correlation concepts.
  • Exposure to large-scale, distributed system environments.

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