Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

About the role

Our engineering team is looking to add a skilled and proactive Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). This position bridges software development and systems operations, applying software engineering principles to automate operations, scale infrastructure, and keep systems highly available, resilient, and performant. You will build, run, and safeguard production environments, minimizing downtime while enabling fast, safe software deployments.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployments, configuration management, and repetitive operational tasks.
• Design and implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Establish clear Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).
• Respond to production incidents, lead troubleshooting, and restore services.
• Conduct blameless post‑mortems to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Partner with software developers to optimise system performance and plan capacity.
• Ensure services can scale to handle growth and traffic spikes.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience in systems administration, DevOps, or systems‑focused software development.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, Go, or Rust.
• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerisation tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix administration and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/SSL/TLS).
• Passion for automation, eliminating toil, and building resilient systems.
• Advanced proficiency in English (C1+).

Required skills

• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• CI/CD pipeline development
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Datadog
• Python
• Bash
• Go
• Rust
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Linux/Unix
• TCP/IP
• DNS
• HTTP
• SSL/TLS

What we offer

• International projects with top‑brand clients.
• Collaboration with global, highly skilled, diverse teams.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Employee financial programs.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses.
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning (22,000+ courses).
• Global career opportunities.
• Volunteer and community involvement programmes.
• EPAM Employee Groups and an award‑winning culture recognised by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn.