Site Reliability Engineer (Expert) 0630

Recruiter:

Open Source (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

JHB000992/KL

Date posted:

Monday, June 9, 2025

Location:

Midrand, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Hiring: Expert Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Are you passionate about scalability, automation, and reliability? We’re looking for an Expert Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our +20-member engineering team, driving operational excellence across our platform.

POSITION INFO:
Why Join Us?

Work on high-availability, multi-region deployments
Shape our observability strategy and implement automation at scale
Collaborate with development teams to enhance service reliability
Lead incident response and drive systematic improvements

Essential Skills & Experience

10+ years in SRE, DevOps, or similar roles
Strong networking fundamentals
Skilled with AWS and cloud-native technologies
Proficiency in Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and GitOps (Flux/ArgoCD)
Knowledge of monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo)

Bonus Skills

Advanced Kubernetes certification (CKA/CKAD)
Experience with Terraform, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Expertise in performance optimization & cost management
Security hardening & compliance implementation

Tech Stack You'll Work With

Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker
Observability: Grafana Stack, Prometheus
Infrastructure: Cloud-native technologies
Programming: Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript
CI/CD: Modern pipeline tools
Multi-region deployments & microservices architecture

Key Responsibilities

System Reliability: Design and implement scalable infrastructure solutions
Observability: Architect and maintain monitoring & alerting systems
Automation: Develop automated workflows to reduce manual effort
Incident Management: Lead major incident response and drive improvements
Technical Leadership: Mentor team members and influence engineering decisions
Tool Development: Build internal tools to enhance operational efficiency
Best Practices: Establish and enforce SRE methodologies

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