Site Reliability Developer

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Location(s):
Reston, VA / Seattle, WA / Austin, TX. ()

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start‑up, with the scale and customer‑focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world.

Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future.

You are the builder here. You will be part of a team of really smart, motivated, and diverse people and given the autonomy and support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you’ll belong and be encouraged.

• System Design and Operation
  • Design and manage distributed Unix‑based systems, particularly Oracle Linux.
  • Implement auto‑scaling and self‑healing infrastructure to ensure uptime and durability.
  • Tune system internals, including kernel parameters, networking, and file systems, for high performance.
  • Maintain timely OS patching and compliance posture across environments.
  • Integrate systems with enterprise identity services such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform.
  • Automate deployment pipelines, service configurations, and patch management.
  • Develop scripts and services in Python and Bash to enhance infrastructure delivery workflows.
  • Extend APIs and platform automation to drive efficiency and repeatability.
• Observability and Incident Response
  • Develop observability stacks using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and other open‑source telemetry tools.
  • Create dashboards and SLO/SLI‑based alerts for real‑time monitoring of production systems.
  • Participate in a global 24/7 on‑call rotation, leading responses for high‑severity incidents.
  • Conduct post‑incident analysis (RCA) and drive remediations that improve long‑term reliability.
• Collaboration and Standards
  • Partner with development teams to embed reliability in deployment pipelines.
  • Help define system architecture standards and maintain robust platform documentation.
  • Mentor engineers in Unix performance, observability, and debugging practices.
  • Champion a culture of automation, resilience, and continuous improvement.

• US Government TS/SCI with Polygraph
• U.S. Citizenship – Federal Government customer
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related engineering field
• 5+ years of experience in software development/IT operations
• Technical Skills
  • 5+ years in SRE, Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering roles managing production services.
  • Deep expertise with Unix/Linux systems, particularly Oracle Linux.
  • Experience in kernel tuning, performance profiling, and debugging complex system issues.
  • Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
  • Strong grasp of Infrastructure as Code tools like Ansible and Terraform.
  • Experience running hybrid infrastructure (on‑premises) with VMware, containers, and Kubernetes.
  • Hands‑on experience with monitoring, telemetry, and observability stacks.
• Soft Skills
  • Excellent problem‑solving skills; ability to multi‑task and prioritize.
  • Ability to work independently; works well under pressure.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to engage and influence.
  • Self‑motivated, able, and willing to help where help is needed.
  • Able to build and establish relationships, be culturally sensitive, have goal alignment, and learning agility.
  • High‑reaching to work with geographically distributed teams.

• Experience with virtualization and container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with continuous integration platforms such as Jenkins.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting technologies (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with Postgre
  
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