Remote Site Reliability Engineer

Description:

• The Site Reliability Engineer will play a critical part in ensuring the reliability, supportability, scalability, and performance of our .NET stack applications built with ASP.NET MVC, Angular, and Web API.
• The role involves partnering with developers and product operations teams to understand application requirements and translate them into operational practices.
• Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure automation tools using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.
• The engineer will monitor application health and performance metrics, proactively identifying and resolving potential issues.
• Implementing incident response procedures to ensure timely resolution of outages and service disruptions is a key duty.
• The engineer will establish and improve best practices for product solution design/architecture and development.
• Participation in peer and team code reviews is expected, developing comprehensive coding standards and guidelines to ensure consistency, maintainability, and quality in software development.
• Collaboration with engineers to develop and implement disaster recovery plans is required.
• Continuous improvement of monitoring and alerting processes to ensure efficient problem identification and resolution is essential.
• Staying up-to-date on the latest advancements in .NET infrastructure and SRE best practices is necessary.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor degree is required for this position.
• Candidates must have a minimum of 3+ years of experience in a related technical role, such as Systems Administrator or Network Engineer.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef is necessary.
• Azure experience is required.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools, such as .NET performance counters, Azure App Insight, Prometheus, and Grafana, is a plus.
• The ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced, highly professional environment is essential.
• While coding proficiency is not required, a strong understanding of the .NET ecosystem and a desire to delve into infrastructure and automation will be essential for success.
• A strong understanding of system administration principles, including operating systems (Windows Server preferred) and networking concepts, is required.
• Candidates should be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits:

• SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• The company provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job duties.
• Employees are offered opportunities for training and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or status as a protected veteran.
• The job description allows for flexibility in assigning or reassigning duties and responsibilities as needed.