Senior Site Reliability Consultant

Pythian

15h • Remote

About The Position

Pythian is building a next-generation Site Reliability Engineering team, and they are looking for talented, motivated engineers who thrive in fast-paced, problem-solving environments. As an SRE, the successful candidate will design, deploy, and operate large-scale distributed systems across compute, storage, networking, and AI/ML environments. The role involves leading projects from architecture to automation to intelligent monitoring, collaborating with both clients and teammates to build resilient, high-performing infrastructure.

Requirements

• Experience with Google Cloud, plus IaC tools (Terraform).
• Strong knowledge of microservices, containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and networking.
• Hands-on experience with PKI, service mesh, and Linux systems administration.
• SRE mindset with a focus on automation, scalability, and reliability.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Golang is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize Kubernetes clusters, Istio service mesh, and Linux-based systems.
• Automate workflows using Go, Python, and Shell scripting.
• Build monitoring and observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.
• Troubleshoot complex networking, storage, and system performance issues.
• Partner with AI/ML teams to ensure infrastructure readiness for model training and data pipelines.
• Participate in on-call rotations and postmortem reviews to improve system resilience.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Blog during work hours.
• Take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.
• Flexibly work remotely from your home, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office!
• Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!
• Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance.
• Participate in professional development days.
• Attend training.
• Become certified.
• All the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS.
• An annual budget to personalize your work environment!
• An annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more).
• Generous amount of paid vacation.
• Sick days.
• A day off to volunteer for your favorite charity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees