Description:

Synthesis Health is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to lead a small DevOps team.
The role requires strong leadership skills and experience in scaling a company significantly.
Expertise in Google Cloud Platform and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is essential.
Candidates with hands-on experience in migrations with GKE and databases are preferred.
Key responsibilities include designing and implementing automated application deployment processes, managing various environments, and overseeing software automation across GCP.
The engineer will manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, deploy and maintain necessary resources, and ensure security compliance.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams is crucial to improve software delivery speed and reliability.
The role also involves evaluating existing applications for performance improvements and maintaining real-time monitoring systems.

Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree or Diploma in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
At least one year of experience as a Python developer transitioning to a site reliability engineer role is necessary.
A minimum of five years of experience in software development as a DevOps and/or SRE is required.
Candidates must have at least two years of experience in an SRE role on a platform running Kubernetes, preferably GKE, at scale.
Experience using ArgoCD for rollouts and deployments is mandatory.
One year of experience using a service mesh such as Istio in a GKE environment is required.
Proficiency in scripting languages, particularly Python, and automation tools like Terraform is essential.
A solid understanding of security implementation on pipelines, infrastructure, and cloud environments is necessary.
Familiarity with compliance standards like SOC 2 and HIPAA is required.
Strong expertise in creating and managing robust CI/CD pipelines is essential.

The salary range for this position is $150k – $200k USD, commensurate with experience.
Synthesis Health offers a location-based compensation plan, with variations for locations outside the United States.
Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, and a "Use as needed" vacation policy.
Employees can participate in the company's employee option program.