Toil Reduction & Automation

Identify repetitive, manual operational tasks and design automation solutions to eliminate them.

Develop scripts, tools, and pipelines to automate deployments, scaling, monitoring, and incident response.

Kubernetes & Cloud Operations

Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters across multiple environments (dev, staging, production).

Implement automated cluster lifecycle management (provisioning, upgrades, scaling).

Reliability & Observability

Build self-healing mechanisms for common failure scenarios.

Enhance observability by automating metrics, logging, and ing integrations.

CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments.

Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for consistent environment management.

Collaboration & Best Practices

Work closely with SREs, developers, and platform teams to improve reliability and reduce MTTR.

Advocate for an automation-first culture and SRE principles across teams.

Required Skills:

Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in Python or Bash for automation tasks.

Kubernetes Expertise: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting); CKA/CKAD certification preferred.

Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS.

CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.

IaC Tools: Terraform.

Observability: Familiarity with Splunk.

Version Control: Strong Git skills and experience with GitOps workflows.

Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze operational pain points and design automation solutions.