Site Reliability Engineer, Arista
Data-driven cloud networking
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Data-driven cloud networking
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, manufacture and deliver leading data-driven cloud networking solutions in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking an experienced and analytically-minded Site Reliability Engineer to join our organisation on a permanent, remote basis from Ireland
- This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about solving complex infrastructure challenges
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience (5+ years in a related infrastructure or systems role)
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Go, Python, or bash shell scripting, with the ability to implement medium-complexity automation workflows
- Strong knowledge of Linux or UNIX from both administration and debugging perspectives
- Hands-on experience operating software systems, infrastructure, and complex applications at scale in production environments
- Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure-as-code principles and practices
- Strong problem-solving and software troubleshooting skills with a methodical, analytical approach
- Experience with server provisioning, particularly from storage and networking perspectives
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts clearly
- Experience with incident response, postmortem analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies
Desirable
- Experience with container orchestration platforms, particularly Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with Docker and virtualisation technologies
- Proficiency in managing monitoring stacks, including Prometheus and Grafana
- Experience with CI/CD systems such as GitLab tools or Spinnaker
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code frameworks, particularly Terraform
- Experience managing databases such as PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database management systems
- Experience with artifact repositories and Docker registries
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Azure)
- Understanding of distributed systems architecture and principles
- Experience with performance tuning and system optimisation
- Knowledge of security best practices in infrastructure and systems design
- On-call support experience and comfort with incident response responsibilities
What the job involves
- In this role, you will be instrumental in building, deploying, and operating critical production systems with a steadfast commitment to scalability, reliability, observability, and security. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure our infrastructure remains resilient, efficient, and future-ready
- Design, build, and deploy production systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, observability, and performance, ensuring systems meet stringent security standards
- Develop and maintain comprehensive automation solutions to eliminate toil and streamline operational efficiency across production environments
- Proactively monitor production systems, establish intelligent alerting strategies, and implement automated incident response mechanisms to minimise downtime
- Create and maintain detailed incident response runbooks; conduct thorough postmortem analyses following incidents to identify root causes and prevent recurrence
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to identify and resolve infrastructural bottlenecks, designing innovative solutions that enhance product deployment workflows
- Manage and optimise monitoring infrastructure using industry-standard tools, ensuring comprehensive visibility across all systems
- Plan, communicate, and execute maintenance windows on production systems with minimal disruption to service availability
- Triage platform and infrastructural issues with decisiveness and analytical rigour; engage with third-party vendors and support teams as required
- Deploy new systems and updates in a staged, risk-managed manner, ensuring safe and incremental rollouts
- Survey and adopt best practices in infrastructure and platform management to maintain secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems
- Study the design and implementation details of open-source systems to enhance troubleshooting capabilities and accelerate issue resolution
- Work transparently with stakeholders to communicate system status, planned maintenance, and infrastructure improvements
Our take
Arista is a supplier of cloud networking solutions, addressing the needs of internet companies, cloud service providers, and enterprises. While the business is not tied to a crowd of large customers, companies are nonetheless attracted to its CloudVision Software - which has the potential to save them a significant amount of money.
The company's growth so far has led to it being seen as a rising star in the computer networking industry. It competes directly with digital giant Cisco, but despite this boasts impressive revenue growth. In fact, Arista has been vocal with its confidence that it can continue to grow at a rapid pace, as it further develops its offering for the networking market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2020
$36m
SERIES C
Jul 2017
$30m
LATE VC
Total funding: $66m
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Jayshree Ullal
(CEO)Jayshree joined the Arista team in 2008 as the Founding CEO and has held the position since.
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