Site Reliability Developer 3

Description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world.

Values are OCIs foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity inclusion and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future.

You are the builder here. You will be part of a team of intelligent motivated and diverse people and given the autonomy and support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where youll belong and be encouraged.

Site Reliability Developer
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) - OCI National Security Regions
Reston VA/ Seattle WA/ Austin TX
are seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer to design build operate and automate services for traditional IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Oracle Linux Ansible and software development ensuring the reliability scalability and efficiency of our systems.

As aSenior Site Reliability Engineer you will be responsible for:

• System Design and Operation:
  • Design and manage distributed Unix-based systems particularly Oracle Linux.
  • Implement auto-scaling and self-healing infrastructure to ensure uptime and durability.
  • Tune system internals including kernel parameters networking and filesystems for high performance.
  • Maintain timely OS patching and compliance posture across environments.
  • Integrate systems with enterprise identity services such as Active Directory LDAP and Kerberos.
• Storage Management:
  • Design implement and manage distributed storage solutions using technologies like GlusterFS.
  • Ensure data reliability and availability through replication strategies and geo-replication.
  • Monitor and optimize storage performance addressing bottlenecks and ensuring scalability.
  • Collaborate with development teams to understand storage requirements and provide appropriate solutions.
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code:
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform.
  • Automate deployment pipelines service configurations and patch management.
  • Develop scripts and services in Python and Bash to enhance infrastructure delivery workflows.
  • Extend APIs and platform automation to drive efficiency and repeatability.
• Observability and Incident Response:
  • Develop observability stacks using tools like Prometheus Grafana and other open-source telemetry tools.
  • Create dashboards and SLO/SLI-based alerts for real-time monitoring of production systems.
  • Participate in a global 24/7 on-call rotation leading responses for high-severity incidents.
  • Conduct post-incident analysis (RCA) and drive remediations that improve long-term reliability.
• Collaboration and Standards:
  • Partner with development teams to embed reliability in deployment pipelines.
  • Help define system architecture standards and maintain robust platform documentation.
  • Mentor engineers in Unix performance observability and debugging practices.
  • Champion a culture of automation resilience and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Security Clearance:
  • US Government TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • U.S. Citizenship required for Federal Government customer.
• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related engineering field.
  • 5 years of experience in software development/IT operations.
• Technical Skills:
  • 5 years in SRE Infrastructure or Systems Engineering roles managing production services.
  • Deep expertise with Unix/Linux systems particularly Oracle Linux.
  • Experience in kernel tuning performance profiling and debugging complex system issues.
  • Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
  • Strong grasp of Infrastructure as Code tools like Ansible and Terraform.
  • Experience running hybrid infrastructure (on-premises) with VMware containers and Kubernetes.
  • Hands-on experience with monitoring telemetry and observability stacks.
  • Expertise in distributed storage systems particularly GlusterFS.
  • Familiarity with storage protocols like NFS SMB iSCSI or NVMe-oF.
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
  • Ability to work independently; works well under pressure.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to engage and influence.
  • Self-motivated able and willing to help where help is needed.
  • Able to build and establish relationships be culturally sensitive have goal alignment and learning agility.
  • High-reaching to work with geographically distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with virtualization and container technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).
• Experience with continuous integration platforms such as Jenkins.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (e.g. Prometheus Grafana).
• Experience with PostgreSQL; understanding of replication failover backups.
• Familiarity with other distributed storage systems like Ceph or MinIO.

Additional Information:

• The position is located in Seattle WA/ Austin TX/ Reston VA

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Detailed Description and Job Requirements - External

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Qualifications
Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $79100 to $158200 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect Oracles differing products industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical dental and vision insurance including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC3