Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Vigil

SUMMARY:

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) you will proactively ensure the stability, resilience and scale of our services by automation, testing and engineering. You will play a pivotal role alongside all areas of technology to ensure that technical solutions are aligned across teams, deliver value to the customers as well as ensuring consistent monitoring, logging and alerting.

We are looking for candidates who are as excited about pushing their own development as they are about advancing our technology stack.

Our core developers are passionate about software engineering and enjoy developing their skills and abilities in a friendly and supportive environment of keen learners.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING:

You will join our engineering team and be a valued member working closely in a collaborative, autonomous, cross-functional team. You will help with the following:

• Take ownership of your work, ensuring high-quality outcomes that consider security, capacity, and performance.
• Continually update and refine our technologies, staying ahead with the latest trends to maintain a competitive edge.
• Promote a culture that values open idea exchange, innovation, and ongoing improvements.
• Strategically balance business needs with optimal technical designs, advocating for pragmatic solutions when necessary.
• Enhance team expertise through knowledge sharing, setting high standards for quality and precision in engineering.
• Recognise and champion the critical role of non-functional requirements, such as monitoring, alerting, and logging.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Web servers - Apache, Nginx, IIS, Drupal
• Databases - Oracle, MYSQL, MSSQL
• Traffic Management - F5, Haproxy, Keepalived
• CDNs - CDNetworks, Akamai, Incapsula
• Scripting - Bash, Bat, Python, Perl
• Programming Languages - PHP, .NET, Java, Ruby, Flutter
• Caching - Redis, Memcached, Varnish
• APIs - REST, JSON, SOAP
• CI/CD - Gitlab, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform
• Monitoring and Observability - ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Prometheus, PRTG.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

AWESOME BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• OS Administration - Windows, Linux.
• Virtualisation and Orchestration - VMware, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Networking - Cisco, Brocade
• Cloud - Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud
• Testing - Testrails, K6, Gatling
• Security - Trellix, Fireeye, OKTA, Cisco Anyconnect, Entrust.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of our collegial environment where responsibility and authority are shared equally amongst colleagues and help create our company culture
• A culture in which we don’t criticise failure but ensure we learn from our mistakes
• An Agile environment where your ideas are welcome
• The possibility to grow and experience different projects
• Ongoing Training & Mentoring
• The possibility to travel

- ATTENTION! THIS POSITION IS FOR PORTUGAL OR BRAZIL BASED ONLY