Lead Site Reliability Administrator
About The Position
An SRE bridges the gap between traditional software engineering and operations to create highly scalable and fault-tolerant systems. At OpenText, the Site Reliability Administrator position is part of the technical team that involves complete ownership of containerized platform delivery including administration and management of the OpenText containerized infrastructure stack for our worldwide customers. You will be joining a growing team that provides world-class operational support including hands-on troubleshooting and administration to a variety of enterprise customers. This hands-on role will focus on designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting software features and solutions as well as hardening processes for cloud environments and container-based applications.
Requirements
- Ms/BS in Computer Science, some certification on GCP / AWS preferred.
- Deep understanding of Linux systems and experience with virtualization technologies (like VMware) and storage backends (like Netapss) preferred.
- Experience on GitOps based deployments and tools (ACM, ArgoCD, Gitlab CD, Tekton, etc)
- Proven experience in automating infrastructure via code.
- Minimum of 5 years of software engineering or operations experience with a focus on Cloud development and container technologies.
- Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash. Some experience in Golang is preferred.
- Strong ansible and terraform coding skills.
- Experience with monitoring tools like SolarWinds, NewRelic, Zabbix, Prometheus/Grafana, Kiali, etc
- Experience with containers and knowledge of Kubernetes in multiple flavors, k8s, Bosh CFCR, GKE, EKS, etc.
- Be able to participate in off-hours troubleshooting / On-call shifts, if and as required.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, GitOps, Ci/CD pipelines, IaC, PaaS
- In-depth understanding of hyperscales like GCP and AWS
Responsibilities
- Running software applications on containerized public and private cloud infrastructure
- Planning, testing, and implementing solutions for the monitoring, alerting, and observability of platform services. We are shifting towards proactive, log-based monitoring from event-based monitoring, in-depth knowledge in this realm is appreciated.
- Deployment, management, and optimization of application containers and their security with tools such as Prisma Cloud (RedLock/Twistlock), etc
- Build methods to advance automation and security for cloud and container-based applications to realize DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines.
- Developing standards, policies, and procedures as well as best practices documentation.
- Automating solutions to follow ITIL and change management procedures within OpenText
Benefits
- Compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
