Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Pivotree
Position Summary:
We are currently seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. In
this role you will contribute to the reliability and enhancement of the technology
engine that powers multiple Pivotree solutions. The primary function of this role is the
direct responsibility for the availability of platform solutions, focusing on several key
areas, including availability, performance, change management, monitoring and
emergency response. You will work with other members of the platform, solutions,
operations, and application teams to understand and ultimately address changing
and evolving requirements through extending and exposing capabilities in a simple
and consistent fashion. You will be a member of a team who maintains expertise
with Utility Computing services and will advise management and the organization as
a whole on this mode of computing.
You will
● Be responsible for the availability, performance, and reliability of platform
services.
● Design and manage infrastructure in AWS, especially across multi-account
AWS Organization setups.
● Lead efforts to automate cloud resource provisioning using IaC tools such as
Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
● Contribute to ensuring pooled and independent utility services are highly
available
● Actively take part and initiate continuous improvement: measure and reduce
manual tasks and overhead
● Be a subject matter expert for Utility Computing providers and respective
services both existing and emerging - with particular focus on AWS
● Complete systems development, administration, and engineering tasks
including integration, documentation and testing
● Develop and maintain tools, processes, and workflows for automated
infrastructure resource(s) and application deployment, configuration
management & maintenance
● Own the responsibility for platform management, supporting services, and all
related tooling and automation
● Design, implement, and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability
solutions to ensure system reliability, performance, and timely incident
detection.
● Investigate and troubleshoot relevant platform-based issues and incidents,
(high availability, performance, security, etc.)
● Collaborate across distributed teams and act as a technical liaison for various
stakeholders.
● Participate in change management, release automation, compliance, and
audit-readiness practices.
● Participate in recurring stand-ups with other team members located in
different locations and time zones
● Participate in on-call rotation, escalations, and shift work
● Work with other team members to improve processes and advance relevant
and related competencies
● Provide technical mentorship, helping teammates grow through knowledge
sharing and peer coaching.
You are
● Experienced in production-grade AWS Cloud environments with a focus on
scalability, security, and governance.
● Well-versed in Linux (RHEL/Debian) environments and proficient in system
administration.
● Adept at supporting modern development workflows, Agile teams, and CI/CD
tooling
● A strong communicator, with the ability to interface with technical and non-
technical stakeholders across geographies.
● Motivated to mentor others and foster a collaborative engineering culture.
● Capable of operating independently and making strategic infrastructure
decisions.
● Passionate about reliability engineering and operational excellence.
● Experienced at working on large projects with deadlines
● Committed to high quality and attention to detail
● Focused and committed to delivering high quality services
● A strategic thinker who is able to link business and technical objectives
● Someone that can go wide and deep, who works with several disparate
systems and services and ultimately acquires expert knowledge and who can
navigate accordingly
You have (MUST HAVE)
● 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or
DevOps roles.
● Minimum one Associate-level Amazon AWS certification.
● 3+ years mature, production level experience with infrastructure-as-code
concepts and practices using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation or similar.
● 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS
preferred), including container orchestration and troubleshooting.
● Strong knowledge and practical experience in Linux systems administration
(RHEL and Debian-based distros), networking, storage, and virtualization in
production-grade environments.
● Experience working with API-driven and/or Event-driven architectures at scale
in AWS environments.
● Demonstrated ability to manage and troubleshoot web applications,
middleware, and databases in real-world deployments.
● Expertise with observability stacks and performance monitoring using tools
like Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, and Loki or similar.
● Advanced scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, and basic PowerShell.
● Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing
using Git, Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar.
● Proven track record in implementing security and compliance controls,
particularly in regulated environments (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001).
● Strong understanding of systems security, including identity, permissions,
network policies, and audit tooling.
● Exceptional troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, and a strong drive for
continuous improvement.
● Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex
concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborate
effectively across distributed teams.
● Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers, share knowledge, and act as
a regional technical leader.
● Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, learn new technologies
quickly, and help set standards and best practices.
Nice to Have
● Experience and/or exposure to the Serverless Framework
● Experience with APM tools such as AppDynamics, NewRelic, Grafana or
Dynatrace, Amazon X-Ray
● Experience with the following Amazon AWS services in a production
environment (API Gateway, Cognito, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS, EMR, Lambda)
● AWS Certified Developer
● AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
● AWS Certified Solution Architect