SRE / DevOps Engineer

Kraken is a mission-focused company dedicated to accelerating the global adoption of crypto and blockchain technology. They are seeking an SRE / DevOps Engineer to build and support infrastructure and tools while driving standardization and guiding engineers on SRE-related topics.

Responsibilities:

• Build and support infrastructure and tools, on-prem and in the cloud
• Drive standardisation: Author RFCs and internal guides covering process improvements, reliability patterns, and best practices
• Support, and guide engineers on SRE related topics
• Partner with product-development teams to identify, and eliminate friction

Requirements:

• 3+ years in a DevOps role (DevOps, SRE, etc)
• 3+ years experience with a systems programming language (e.g. Rust)
• Proficient in Git source version-control
• Thorough knowledge of Docker, experience with Terraform
• Passion for improving process and products
• Experience configuring Continuous Integration (CI)
• Ability to thrive while working independently and remotely in a team-based environment
• Experience with monitoring / alerting (primarily with Prometheus / Grafana) and knowledge of best practices in the area
• Self-starter, ability to context-switch between various projects, codebases and concepts
• Ability to independently debug problems involving the network and operating system
• Well-versed in scripting languages (e.g. Bash and/or Python), building and administration of Linux
• Interest in security and a thoughtful and thorough consideration of the security implications of development decisions