Site Reliability Engineering Expert
- Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
- Contract
- Voltijds
Hours: 36 per week
Duration: 12 months+
Location: Amsterdam
Type: Freelance possible | deta-permDescriptionWe are looking for a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Expert for our client in Amsterdam.
The focus is on further maturing, developing, and expanding state-of-the-art payment and settlement platforms. The organization provides safe, reliable, and compliant payment and settlement services, structured as a service-based organization with clear priorities and responsibilities.As a Site Reliability Engineering Expert, you will play a crucial role in guiding teams toward achieving their Site Reliability Engineering objectives. You will operate with a high level of autonomy, with a strong focus on stakeholder alignment and collaboration in an international, distributed environment.ResponsibilitiesPerform in-depth reviews and analysis of monitoring and alerting setupsReview and analyze resilience architectural designDeliver knowledge sessions on SRE topics (SLI/SLO, resilience testing, DR plans, toil reduction)Support root cause analysis and post-mortems, identifying improvement actionsUse data analysis to identify structural improvements and advocate them within the organizationProvide hands-on support for monitoring and alerting standardsContribute to global SRE Guild and internal SRE capabilitiesSkills & ExperienceExtensive knowledge of Linux (RHEL) or WindowsExperience with SQL/RDBMS (Oracle, MS SQL) or NoSQL (Cassandra)Strong knowledge of CI/CD (preferably Azure DevOps)Experience with monolithic application landscapesFamiliar with at least one programming languageKnowledge of networking (IPv4/IPv6)Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana; open telemetry a plus)Solid understanding of SRE principles (SLI, SLO, error budgets, availability reporting)Knowledge of containers and cloud toolingStrong communication and problem-solving skillsAbility to mentor and coach other Site Reliability Engineering ExpertsNice-to-haveExperience with open telemetryKnowledge of IT security principles