Site Reliability Engineer Technical Lead

Are you the one? We're seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to lead and mentor our SRE team. You're a seasoned professional with a proven track record in designing and implementing robust SRE processes at scale. You excel in cloud and hybrid environments, have a deep understanding of containerization, and are passionate about creating resilient, high-performance systems that can handle extreme traffic peaks. Beyond technical expertise, you're a skilled communicator and collaborator, able to bridge the gap between technical teams and stakeholders. You thrive in cross-functional environments and can effectively represent SRE concerns at the leadership level.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation and refinement of SRE practices across the organization, including SLOs, error budgets, and blameless postmortems

• Design and implement automation to eliminate toil and improve system reliability and efficiency

• Lead initiatives and architect scalable hybrid cloud solutions for Web3 infrastructure

• Manage error budgets and make data-driven decisions about when to prioritize reliability vs. new features

• Drive SRE practices to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability under varying load conditions

• Collaborate closely with Platform engineering team to build reliability into services from the ground up

• Collaborate closely with Nethermind’s Infrastructure Leadership department to align SRE strategies with overall technical vision

• Drive the adoption of observability best practices and implement comprehensive monitoring systems

• Develop and maintain service level indicators (SLIs) and objectives (SLOs), working with product owners to define appropriate reliability targets

• Mentor team members in SRE practices and foster a culture of continuous learning

• Lead capacity planning efforts, using quantitative analysis to predict and address future scaling challenges

• Contribute to long-term technical roadmaps, balancing reliability concerns with product innovation

Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps

• Expert knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes

• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable, efficient, resilient systems

• Deep understanding of Linux/Unix systems and networking protocols

• Strong programming skills in Python or Go

• Strong background in monitoring, observability, and logging systems (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Loki)

• Expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g. GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to various audiences

• Experience in producing technical documentation, runbooks, presentations, and post-mortem reports

• Experience and passion for mentoring and upskilling team members

Nice to have:

• Experience leading technical teams

• Contributions to open-source projects or thought leadership in SRE

• Familiarity with MLOps and big data technologies

• Knowledge of blockchain technology and infrastructure

• Experience with chaos engineering principles and tools

• Familiarity with traffic management and CDN technologies

• Systems or backend engineering background