Site Reliability Engineer
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
CloudSmiths is looking for a proactive Intermediate Site Reliability Engineer (GCP) to join our Managed Services team.
In this role you will be a key player in ensuring the reliability scalability and performance of production environments for our diverse range of clients. You will bridge the gap between development and operations by implementing robust monitoring automation and DevOps practices specifically within the Google Cloud Platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a technical resource for SRE practices on GCP ensuring consistent uptime and performance across various environments.
Champion DevOps best practices by applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform Ansible or Deployment Manager. - Drive monitoring initiatives using tools such as Grafana Prometheus and Stackdriver to ensure deep visibility into system health.
- Design maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GCP-native tools and industry standards.
- Troubleshoot complex production incidents perform root cause analysis and foster a proactive blameless post-mortem culture.
- Manage your workload effectively while maintaining clear communication with internal and external stakeholders regarding project progress.
Requirements:
- 35 years of hands-on experience in a Site Reliability DevOps or Cloud Engineering role.
- Strong experience working directly with GCP infrastructure services and security/cost : Proven experience with Kubernetes (GKE) Docker and container orchestration at scale.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in UNIX/Linux administration.
- Strong scripting skills in Python Bash or Shell.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools like Chef Puppet or Ansible.
- A Degree or Diploma in IT Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Google Cloud Professional certifications (DevOps Engineer or Cloud Architect) are highly advantageous.
Why Join Us
We are 100% remote. Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere.
Youll drive monitoring observability and CI/CD initiatives using the latest GCP-native tools.
We value innovative thinkers who arent afraid to challenge the status quo to drive excellence
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
CloudSmiths is a tech consultancy with a special focus on data analytics, machine learning, cloud infrastructure and business reporting. We are the largest Salesforce integrator in Africa and specialised Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and AWS partners.
