Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Veson Nautical

• We are looking for an engineer who can think systematically and manage complex systems at scale through automation
• The successful candidate will be comfortable participating in architectural discussions, and working with other stakeholders in Cybersecurity, Global Infrastructure and Engineering
• Previous experience working on a large-scale Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform which supported thousands of global users in a 24x7x365 environment
• Previous experience as part of a Site Reliability Engineering / Cloud Ops / Platform / Infrastructure team
• Operational experience with Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes and Terraform
• Programming or scripting experience in Python, bash, or a similar language
• Experience with cloud cost management (budgeting, anomaly detection, cost analysis and reporting, etc)
• We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. While we try to be thorough with our job descriptions, not everything about you as a candidate can be condensed into a list of bullet points

Desirable

• As a Principal Site Reliability Engineer for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) at Veson Nautical, you will be responsible for designing, building, monitoring and supporting the GCP infrastructure that underpins our rapidly growing SaaS platform and the services and products that depend upon it
• Our business and our platforms are experiencing rapid growth, which ensures we have no shortage of exciting and challenging projects to work on
• This is a hands-on technical role where you will take responsibility for our global GCP infrastructure while working closely with embedded Site Reliability Engineers working on our Shipfix product, and software engineers across the organization
• There is the potential for this to become a larger team, and so we are looking for someone who has interest in future leadership
• Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform
• Oversee the provisioning and management of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Drive automation initiatives for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and other IaC tools
• Partner closely with development teams to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of platforms
• Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability practices
• Build processes and discipline to improve consistency, visibility, and documentation across infrastructure and operations
• Lead incident response efforts and ensure service uptime
• Develop automation, monitoring, and management solutions
• Prepare infrastructure for integration and future growth