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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Senior SRE at a Portuguese IT consultancy ensuring the availability, performance, and resilience of cloud-native platforms — on-call incident response, SLOs/SLIs, and end-to-end observability. Core stack: Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK/Splunk, Terraform/Ansible, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions. Hybrid in Porto, English B2+.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Lisboa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Sre
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in SRE, Systems Engineering, Operations, DevOps, or Production Support roles
- English minimum B2
- Experience working in production and operational environments, including on-call support
- Strong incident response and troubleshooting skills in high-availability systems
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Development, Infrastructure, Security)
- Experience following structured incident, problem, and change management processes
- Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles and production operations
- Experience with Linux-based systems and system troubleshooting
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Splunk
- Senior-level experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- Knowledge of security scanning tools and DevOps best practices
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systems
- Experience working in Agile and Kanban environments
Nice to have
- AWS Professional Certifications
- Microsoft Azure Professional Certifications
- Google Cloud Professional Certifications
- Kubernetes Certifications (CKA, CKAD or equivalent)
- DevOps Certifications
- Experience supporting large-scale cloud-native platforms
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Proactive, curious, and committed to continuous learning
- Structured, autonomous, and adaptable approach to work
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced Agile environments
Full description
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
We want to do things differently, focusing on what truly matters. We return to our roots with a sustainable corporate strategy at our core. Work-life balance, beginner’s mind, and community involvement are our identity and our starting point for this journey.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Is that you?Location: Porto (Hybrid)Experience Level: SeniorLanguage: English (minimum B2)
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the availability, performance, reliability, and resilience of cloud-native platforms and customer-facing services.
- Work at the intersection of software engineering and operations, applying automation, observability, and modern reliability practices.
- Set up end-to-end observability, including metrics, logs, and traces across distributed systems.
- Implement and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in collaboration with product teams.
- Analyze system bottlenecks and proactively identify sources of instability.
- Work closely with development teams to embed reliability early into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, and Data teams to align reliability frameworks and operational standards.
- Improve system design, deployments, operability, scalability, and performance through continuous optimization initiatives.
- Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and platform growth strategies.
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Systems Engineering, Operations, DevOps, or Production Support roles.
- Experience working in production and operational environments, including on-call support.
- Strong incident response and troubleshooting skills in high-availability systems.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Development, Infrastructure, and Security.
- Experience following structured incident, problem, and change management processes.
- Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles and production operations.
- Experience with Linux-based systems and system troubleshooting.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.