Site Reliability Engineer

Cape Town FULL TIME R50,000 - R66,666 / Month
(R600,000 - R800,000 / Year)

Job Description

In the role of Site Reliability Engineer, you will work at the intersection of development and operations, ensuring robust and scalable systems. Your expertise will help us in implementing best practices that reduce downtime and increase service resilience. Engage with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and innovate our service delivery to meet the evolving needs of our clients.

Responsibilities

  • Lead incident response initiatives and triage service outages.
  • Evaluate and implement new technology solutions to enhance system performance.
  • Work closely with engineering teams to define SLAs and SLOs.
  • Provide on-call support for core systems as needed.
  • Participate in capacity planning and manage growth.
  • Review and improve system recovery processes.
  • Assist with the deployment of application releases.
  • Create actionable reports to communicate system performance.

Requirements

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field
  • Master's degree in Cloud Computing or related field is a plus
Experience
  • 3-5 years in data engineering with a focus on reliability and optimization
Technical Skills
  • Terraform
  • Git
Soft Skills
  • Adaptability
  • Communication
Certifications
  • Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect
  • CompTIA Security+
Languages
  • English: Fluent

Advantageous

  • Knowledge of security practices: Understanding and implementing industry-standard security practices.
  • Experience with cloud-native applications: Hands-on experience with developing and managing cloud-native applications.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness programs for employees
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contributions
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Work-life balance initiatives

Company Culture

  • Team Collaboration: Collaboration is at the heart of our work culture, encouraging teamwork across projects.
  • Value Feedback: We value constructive feedback as an engine for improvement and growth.
  • Shared Success: Our success is tied to the success of our employees - we celebrate together.
Status: Closing Soon