Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join IOHK's Midnight Tribe as a Senior SRE and play a key role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our blockchain systems. You will design, build, and maintain scalable systems on AWS, manage Kubernetes clusters, and implement CI/CD pipelines. Responsibilities include robust monitoring, incident response, and collaboration with development teams. This role requires extensive experience in SRE, DevOps, and cloud technologies, along with strong programming skills and problem-solving abilities. Blockchain experience is a plus. We offer remote work, laptop reimbursement, a new starter package, learning and development opportunities, and competitive PTO.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or a related role
• Understanding of SRE best practices, architectures, and methods
• Good knowledge on resiliency patterns and cloud security
• Strong programming proficiency in Python, Golang, or Javascript
• Demonstrated experience with AWS and modern cloud architectures
• Proficiency in Helm, Terraform, and CI/CD tools like Github Actions and ArgoCD
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/EKS and GitOps methodologies
• Proven track record with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, as well as familiarity with the LGTM stack, or other comparable tools
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with a knack for translating vague requirements into clear, strategic plans
• Ability to engage in technical discussions and be part of the decision making process
• Strong problem-solving skills and capability to work on complex systems
• Experience in working within an Agile environment
• Experience in working with a distributed team
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work seamlessly across different teams
• A proactive and innovative mindset, with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and highly available systems, primarily on AWS, using best practices
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for high availability and performance, extending them when it makes sense to expand functionality
• Leverage GitOps principles to automate deployments and manage container orchestration
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines ensuring seamless, high-quality deployments, finding and removing bottlenecks, improving performance and working alongside teams to refine feedback loops and automate toil away
• Develop automation tools and scripts to improve operational efficiency
• Implement robust monitoring solutions with Prometheus and related tooling to ensure system health and performance
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response efforts, turning challenges into learning opportunities
• Collaborate with dev teams to define and implement SLOs/SLIs
• Take vague or loosely defined problems, work closely with cross-functional teams, and distill them into clear, actionable plans
• Communicate technical solutions and incident retrospectives effectively across both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies, with a special advantage for candidates with blockchain experience, to keep our systems at the cutting edge
• Document processes and best practices, ensuring that knowledge is shared across the team and continuously improved
• Strive to strike a balance between effective delivery of goals and a measurable high standard of these goals. Always apply a layer of polish and due diligence when delivering

Preferred Qualifications

• Rust experience is advantageous
• Blockchain experience is advantageous, offering a unique perspective on distributed systems and security

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO