Site Reliability Engineer

Applied Systems is a company transforming the insurance industry by delivering innovative software and services. They are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of their software applications, playing a critical role in providing best-in-class services to their customers.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, Terraform CDK with TypeScript, Packer, and Ansible to automate on-prem and cloud infrastructure provisioning and management
• Collaborate with development and platform teams to design scalable, reliable systems with fault tolerance, high availability, and performance optimization
• Implement and manage monitoring solutions using Datadog to ensure system performance, tracing instrumentation, and adherence to SLI/SLO/SLAs
• Utilize HashiCorp Consul for service discovery, dynamic configuration, and network automation across distributed systems
• Define and implement best practices for disaster recovery and high availability across hybrid environments
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab and GitHub Actions to streamline deployments and ensure code quality
• Automate repetitive tasks to increase efficiency and reduce human error, leveraging tools like Python, Go, Bash, and PowerShell
• Manage Kubernetes environments, including Helm charts and ArgoCD for application deployment and orchestration
• Mentor junior engineers, lead technical discussions, and collaborate across teams to drive consensus on design decisions and technical initiatives
• Create and maintain accurate documentation for workflows, procedures, and infrastructure standards to support internal teams and customers
• Participate in the on-call rotation to provide production support and resolve complex engineering challenges
• Work with third-party vendors to evaluate and integrate their products and services into the infrastructure ecosystem

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Strong foundations in the areas of Incident Management, Troubleshooting, Observability of software applications
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure), including traffic management solutions
• Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and related technologies
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, and PowerShell
• Expertise in Windows and Linux system administration
• Advanced knowledge of IaC tools like Terraform, including Terraform CDK with TypeScript, Packer, and HCL
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (GitLab, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Datadog) and security solutions (HashiCorp Vault, Cloud Armor)
• Experience with SQL Server and PostgreSQL for database management
• Kubernetes expertise, including Helm charts and ArgoCD for application deployment and orchestration
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize tasks and make accurate decisions under pressure
• Passion for mentoring and guiding team members