Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About Viafoura

The Role

Required Qualifications

Kubernetes & Container Orchestration

• Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service): Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing production EKS clusters from the ground up
• Cluster Architecture: Hands-on experience with end-to-end cluster setup including:
• Designing and implementing cluster networking architecture
• Configuring and managing Container Network Interfaces (CNI)
• Deploying and managing AWS Load Balancer Controller for ingress management
• Implementing External DNS for automated DNS management
• Setting up and maintaining service mesh solutions, particularly Istio, for advanced traffic management, observability, and security
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes security best practices, RBAC, pod security policies, and network policies
• Experience with cluster upgrades, scaling strategies, and disaster recovery procedures

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

• Networking: Deep expertise in AWS networking services including VPC design, subnets, security groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, VPC peering, and PrivateLink
• EC2: Extensive experience managing EC2 instances, AMI management, Auto Scaling Groups, and instance optimization
• RDS: Production experience with Amazon RDS including database engine selection, Multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, backup strategies, and performance tuning
• Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, IAM policies, and compliance frameworks
• Experience with additional AWS services such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, S3, and Route 53

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Terraform: Advanced proficiency in writing, testing, and maintaining Terraform modules and configurations
• Terragrunt: Hands-on experience using Terragrunt for managing multiple environments, DRY configurations, and remote state management
• Strong understanding of IaC best practices including state management, module design, version control, and testing strategies
• Experience with infrastructure testing frameworks and validation tools

CI/CD & Automation

• GitHub Actions: Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Experience with workflow automation, deployment strategies (blue-green, canary), and rollback procedures
• Knowledge of GitOps principles and tooling
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar) for automation

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with focus on reliability, security, and performance
• Architect and maintain AWS infrastructure including networking, compute, and database layers
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Terragrunt following best practices
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
• Collaborate with development teams to improve application reliability and performance
• Lead capacity planning and cost optimization initiatives
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• Knowledge of HashiCorp Vault or similar secrets management solutions
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and execution
• Contributions to open-source projects

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Remote-friendly work environment
• Collaborative and innovative team culture