Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

You will be responsible for the operations and reliability of our SaaS application and the underlying infrastructure on GCP, with a focus on automation and continuous improvement. You will tackle the most complex technical challenges, mentor other engineers, and set the standard for operational excellence. This is not a traditional system administration role; you are expected to write code and build systems to eliminate manual work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable, self-healing infrastructure on GCP using Terraform and Kubernetes (GKE).

• Develop automation tooling to reduce operational toil and improve system efficiency.

• Provide technical guidance and support to the application team on application reliability, performance, observability, and operational best practices.

• Lead the technical response during major incidents, performing deep-dive analysis to identify root causes.

• Architect and implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure proactive issue detection.

• Participate in the 24/7 on-call rotation.

• Drive post-mortem analysis and ensure follow-up actions are implemented.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Software Engineering role with a focus on infrastructure.

• Strong, hands-on experience with GCP, specifically with GKE, VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, IAM, and Cloud Monitoring.

• Proficient in writing production-quality code for automation (Python or Go preferred).

• Understanding of Java application operations.

• Expertise in Terraform for managing complex infrastructure.

• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and operations in a production environment.

• Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI) and integrating operational controls into pipelines.

• A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership.

What we offer:

• Participation in a strategic Cloud & SaaS transformation in a global company.

• Long-term career growth opportunities within an international organization.

• The chance to design and develop PSI's proprietary products.

• A team of highly experienced specialists eager to share knowledge.

• Comfortable office environment (small rooms, chillout space, parking).

• Stability and security of employment in a company with a 50-year tradition.

• Flexible working hours and a friendly atmosphere with no artificial hierarchy.

• Well-defined career development paths.

• Access to technology conferences, training, and language courses (English and German).

• Benefits package: private medical care, group insurance, benefits platform, Multisport card