Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - GCP & OpenShift

About the role

UPS is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer with a strong background in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Red Hat OpenShift administration. The role ensures the reliability and uptime of critical services and infrastructure, working closely with development and operations teams.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure the reliability and uptime of critical services and infrastructure.
• Design, implement and manage cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud services.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Implement monitoring solutions and respond to incidents to minimise downtime and ensure quick recovery.
• Work closely with development and operations teams to improve system reliability and performance.
• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning so systems can handle future growth.
• Create and maintain documentation of system configurations, processes and procedures.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or a similar role.
• Preferred certifications: Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or a similar Linux certification.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Google Cloud services (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub).
• Familiarity with Google BI and AI/ML tools (Looker, BigQuery ML, Vertex AI).
• Automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible and Puppet.
• CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Azure Pipelines, Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Scripting in Python and Bash.
• Monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Knowledge of networking concepts and protocols.