Sr Engineer Site Reliability

Job Summary

As a Site Reliability Engineer III, you will be a primary driver in the long-term management and stabilization of our Hybrid Cloud infrastructure. We maintain a permanent dual-hosting strategy, operating both Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and mission-critical On-Premises Unix/Linux footprint. You will bridge the gap between physical hardware and modern cloud-native operations, applying software engineering principles to ensure our systems are scalable, secure, and predictable across all platforms.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in GCP, cloud networking, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and incident management, along with a passion for improving reliability through automation and engineering excellence.

• Design and operate enterprise-scale GCP infrastructure and platforms.
• Build and manage solutions using GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Architect and support cloud networking, including Network Connectivity Center (NCC), Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router, Shared VPC, and Private Service Connect.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automate deployment and operational workflows through CI/CD pipelines.
• Define and manage SLOs, improve observability, and reduce operational toil through automation.
• Implement cloud security, IAM, governance, and operational best practices.
• Partner with application, network, and security teams to deliver reliable cloud-native platforms.
• Mentor engineers and help establish network and SRE standards across the organization.

• 8+ years of experience in SRE, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Engineering.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience operating production workloads on Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong expertise in:
  • GCP and GKE
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Cloud Networking
  • Monitoring and Observability
  • Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with NCC, Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router, Shared VPC, and hybrid cloud networking.
• Proven experience supporting highly available production environments.
• Experience with SLOs, incident management, automation, and operational excellence.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Dev Ops Engineer.
• Experience with Git Ops, Fin Ops, AI/ML workloads, and hybrid cloud platforms.

You are a hands‑on engineer with deep GCP and cloud networking expertise who enjoys solving complex operational challenges through automation, platform engineering, and reliability‑focused design. You combine technical depth with leadership to build resilient, scalable cloud platforms that enable teams to deliver software with confidence.

At Optimum, we're fueled by our four core pillars:
Taking Ownership, Upholding Transparency, Creating Community, and Demonstrating Expertise. Our commitment to empowering employees to take responsibility and embrace proactive problem‑solving underpins Taking Ownership. Upholding Transparency is at the core of our culture, with open and honest communication fostering trust among our dedicated team and loyal customers. Creating Community is more than a goal; it's our daily commitment to fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and positivity.

Demonstrating expertise is a promise we uphold through continuous learning and engagement with our customers to consistently deliver top‑quality products and services. These pillars not only shape our culture but define Optimum as a place of excellence, trustworthiness, and thriving community, and we invite you to be a part of our journey.

All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity.

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