Site Reliability Engineer/ System Administrator at Engie Africa

Job Summary:

• We are seeking a talented and experienced System Administrator/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our dynamic team.
• As an SRE, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems and services.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain robust infrastructure solutions, focusing on automation, monitoring, and incident response.
• The ideal candidate is passionate about optimizing and enhancing system reliability, possesses strong problem-solving skills, and is committed to driving excellence in operational practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Automation:

• Develop and maintain automation tools and scripts for provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to ensure consistency and reproducibility.

Monitoring and Incident Response:

• Set up and maintain monitoring systems to detect and respond to performance issues and outages.
• Participate in on-call rotations and respond promptly to incidents, troubleshoot, and implement solutions to prevent recurrence.

Performance Optimization:

• Optimize system performance through continuous analysis and tuning.

Reliability Engineering:

• Implement best practices for reliability, such as error budgeting, SLIs/SLOs, and blameless post-mortems.
• Work towards minimizing manual intervention through automation.

System Administration:

• Manage and maintain server infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of operating systems.
• Implement and maintain security measures, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
• Perform regular system backups and recovery procedures.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure and operational requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues in areas related to reliability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or System Administrator.
• Strong Linux and Bash scripting skills.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Linode, DigitalOcean).
• Experience with container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, LXD).
• In-depth knowledge of networking, security, and system administration.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Familiarity with programming languages (e.g., Python, Ruby).