SRE Engineer
- System Architecture and Design:
- Contribute to the design and architecture of systems for reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
- Implement and manage infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible.
- Automation and Scripting:
- Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
- Monitoring and Alerting:
- Implement monitoring solutions to track system performance, and set up alerting for potential issues.
- Incident Response and Resolution:
- Participate in incident response activities, troubleshoot issues, and work towards quick resolution.
- Capacity Planning:
- Conduct capacity planning to ensure systems can handle expected growth and traffic.
- Performance Optimization:
- Identify and implement optimizations to improve system performance and efficiency.
- Reliability Testing:
- Conduct reliability testing and implement strategies to enhance the overall reliability of systems.
- Deployment Strategies:
- Design and implement deployment strategies, including canary releases and feature flags.
- Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs):
- Define and monitor SLOs and SLIs to measure and maintain service reliability.
- Incident Post-Mortems:
- Conduct post-mortems after incidents to analyze root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Disaster Recovery Planning:
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity.
- Collaboration with Development Teams:
- Collaborate with software development teams to promote reliability in the software development lifecycle.
- Security Best Practices:
- Implement and advocate for security best practices to ensure the integrity of systems.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and ensure smooth and reliable software deployments.
- On-Call Rotation:
- Participate in on-call rotations to respond to incidents outside of regular working hours.
- Documentation:
- Maintain documentation for operational procedures, system configurations, and incident responses.
- Training and Knowledge Sharing:
- Provide training to team members and share knowledge about system reliability practices.
- Vendor Management:
- Manage relationships with third-party vendors for tools and services that contribute to system reliability.
- Adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs):
- Ensure that systems meet or exceed defined SLAs, and take actions to address deviations.
Site Reliability Engineers bridge the gap between development and operations, focusing on building scalable and reliable systems. The responsibilities listed may vary depending on the organization’s specific needs and technology stack.