SRE Engineer (Security)

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Month(s)

Skills

Access Control
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services
Ansible

Job Details

We are looking for SRE Engineer (Security) for our client in Fremont, CA
Job Title: SRE Engineer (Security)
Job Location: Fremont, CA
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
Pay Range: $70hr - $75hr
Technical Skills:
  • Programming and Scripting: Strong proficiency in languages like Python, Go, Bash, or Ruby. SREs often need to write automation scripts and build tooling.
  • Systems Administration: Deep understanding of operating systems (Linux/Unix), file systems, processes, and system configurations.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Chef to manage infrastructure.
  • Cloud Computing: Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including services like EC2, S3, Kubernetes, and serverless functions.
  • Containers and Orchestration: Expertise in containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
  • Networking: Understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, firewalls, load balancing, and VPNs.
  • Monitoring and Observability: Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic. Ability to set up and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerts, and logs.
  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI.
  • A strong understanding of HashiCorp Vault and Terraform will make candidates stand out.
Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting:
  • Incident Management: Ability to manage and respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement post-mortem reviews.
  • Automation: Focus on automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error.
  • Performance Tuning: Skills in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in systems and applications.
Collaboration and Communication:
  • Teamwork: Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams.
  • Documentation: Skill in creating clear and comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and incident reports.
  • Communication: Effective communication skills for interacting with stakeholders and explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Reliability and Scalability:
  • Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service-Level Agreements (SLAs): Understanding of setting, monitoring, and maintaining SLOs and SLAs for system reliability.
  • Scalability: Knowledge of best practices for designing and scaling systems to handle increased loads and demands.
  • Redundancy and Resilience: Experience in designing systems with redundancy and fault tolerance to minimize downtime.
Security and Compliance:
  • Security Best Practices: Understanding of security principles, such as access control, data encryption, and secure coding practices.
  • Compliance: Familiarity with compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS, depending on the industry.
Minimum Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor degree in business or equivalent work experience.
  • 10 years of previous program leadership and/or relevant consulting experience.
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in program management framework, knowledge groups & life cycle.
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