Site Reliability Engineer II

Genuine Parts Company • Birmingham, AL

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About The Position

Under general supervision, the Site Reliability Systems Administrator II is responsible for improving system reliability and resilience. This role focuses on building automation to reduce manual effort and prevent service-impacting incidents. The SRE combines software and systems engineering to build and support large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant systems. This role ensures that critical platforms are available, reliable, and able to support a fast rate of improvement. This role relies on monitoring platforms and is continually taking a holistic view of system health and performance. The SRE will enhance and support cloud-based transformations and is focused on pushing capabilities forward, staying ahead of customer needs, and innovating for continuous improvement. The SRE provides operational support and engineering for multiple large-scale distributed software applications.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree and three (3) to five (5) years of related experience or an equivalent combination.
• Intermediate knowledge of appropriate networks, products, and protocols
• Knowledge of Unix, Windows NT/2000/98, Internet Security, Oracle ERP, Distributed computing systems
• Knowledge of job associated database/software/documentation/programming languages/monitoring and version control tools.
• Troubleshooting skills
• Problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and adherence to Change Management processes.
• Ability to interface well with customers, end users, partners, and associates.

Responsibilities

• Defines, designs, and administers network systems used for data communications and recommends improvements to problems of moderate scope.
• Responsible for making sure that the company network works.
• Manages the load configuration of a central data communication processor under limited guidance and makes some recommendations for the purchase or upgrade of data networks.
• Exercises some discretion in proposing and implementing network system enhancements (software and hardware updates).
• Serves as a point of contact for performance analysis, scalability, and service architecture/database administration issues.
• Coordinates equipment orders including terminals and cable installation, as well as upgrading, monitoring, testing, and servicing the database/systems.
• Helps to negotiate and place orders with common carriers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees