Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) (Europe)

TL;DR

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE): Driving the design, implementation, and evolution of a Kubernetes-based platform in a multi-cloud environment (GCP/AWS) with an accent on high availability and zero-downtime operations. Focus on proactively applying AI-driven approaches to improve operational efficiency and automated bottleneck detection.

Location: Remote (Europe)

Company

hirify.global is looking for a Senior SRE Engineer to drive the design, implementation, and evolution of their Kubernetes-based platform in a multi-cloud environment (GCP/AWS).

What you will do

• Lead the Platform Evolution: Design and operate the Kubernetes ecosystem (GKE, multi-cluster) with a focus on high availability and zero-downtime operations.
• Build "Paved Roads": Own and evolve the PaaS strategy, using GitOps (ArgoCD) and CI/CD (GitLab) to empower domain teams to deploy independently.
• Architect Reliability: Define and implement the observability strategy across metrics, logs, and tracing (Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, OpenTelemetry).
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code: Lead the automation of the infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring all resources are standardized and version-controlled.
• Own the Error Budget: Partner with engineering teams to establish and manage SLOs, SLAs, and incident management frameworks.
• Design and participate in regular DR drills, implementing blue/green and active/passive strategies across regions to ensure service continuity.

Requirements

• English level B2+ for effective cross-functional communication.
• Strong hands-on experience managing Kubernetes (GKE preferred) in high-load, multi-cluster production environments.
• Deep experience with GCP (AWS is a strong plus) and Terraform for large-scale infrastructure.
• 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.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Make a genuine impact on the product.
• Work in the EU.
• Become a stock options holder.
• Receive unwavering support and care.
• Work & Swim program.