Senior Site Reliability Engineer (GCP)

TL;DR

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (GCP/Kubernetes): Designing and evolving a multi-cloud Kubernetes-based platform with an accent on high availability, zero-downtime operations, and platform architecture. Focus on implementing GitOps workflows, automating infrastructure via Terraform, and establishing advanced observability and disaster recovery strategies.

Location: Remote (Serbia)

Company

hirify.global is a fintech company providing a modern financial platform for businesses.

What you will do

• Design and operate a multi-cluster Kubernetes ecosystem (GKE) focused on high availability and zero-downtime.
• Evolve the PaaS strategy using GitOps (ArgoCD) and CI/CD (GitLab) to enable independent domain team deployments.
• Implement a comprehensive observability strategy across metrics, logs, and tracing using Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, and OpenTelemetry.
• Lead infrastructure automation using Terraform to ensure standardized and version-controlled resources.
• Establish and manage SLOs, SLAs, and incident management frameworks in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Design and execute disaster recovery drills using blue/green and active/passive strategies across regions.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience managing Kubernetes (GKE) in high-load, multi-cluster production environments.
• Deep expertise with GCP and Terraform for large-scale infrastructure automation.
• Solid experience with ArgoCD, GitLab CI, and the Infrastructure as Code philosophy.
• Deep knowledge of the Prometheus/Grafana stack and implementing tracing/logging at scale.
• Proven ability to design highly available 24/7 systems with automated failover and rollback capabilities.
• English: B2+ level required for effective cross-functional communication.

Nice to have

• Understanding of banking-grade standards such as PCI DSS, GDPR, or ISO 27001.
• Experience managing Kafka, RabbitMQ, and high-load Redis or PostgreSQL clusters.
• Experience using AI tools to improve alerting, anomaly detection, or engineering efficiency.
• Experience with HashiCorp Vault for secret management and credential rotation.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to make a genuine impact on the product development.
• Possibility to work in the EU.
• Equity through stock options.
• Strong support system and company care.
• Unique Work & Swim program.