Site Reliability Engineer | Senior | NordVPN Apps

Main Responsibilities

• Together with a small, senior-leaning SRE team, run the Infrastructure & Services layer that our internal data organization, Data Analysts, Scientists, and Engineers rely on day to day.

• Design, build, maintain, and document internal platforms with a heavy focus on automation, reliability, and scalability.

• Own the stability, availability, and security of our services (Minio, Spark, Kafka, Open Search, Tableau, and more).

• Engineer systems to be resilient by design, we don t run on-call rotations, we build solutions robust enough that they aren t needed.

• Support the services that Product teams depend on, such as Open Search for real-time analytics and Tableau for longer-term reporting.

• Work directly with Analysts, Scientists, and Engineers to debug their queries, code, and workflows.

• Drive cost optimization and capacity planning, scaling our 100+ bare-metal servers and PiB-scale storage to match demand.

• Diagnose hardware faults (failing disks, memory, etc.) and dispatch remote hands for the physical fixes, detection and decision-making are on us.

• Champion automation and engineering best practices across the department through ongoing R&D.

• Help shape the structure, tooling, and future direction of the team.

• 5+ years in Systems Engineering / SRE / Dev Ops, with demonstrated ownership of system design and architecture.

• 5+ years working with Linux/Debian in production.

• Python, Bash, and Git proficiency.

• Solid hands-on experience with containerization, everything we run is containerized.

• Production experience managing servers and services with Ansible.

• Experience with Grafana and observability tooling.

• Experience building and operating Git Lab CI/CD pipelines.

• Comfortable debugging across the stack and across team boundaries, including other people s code and data workflows.

• A practical understanding of server hardware and how it fails, even without physical access.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and a genuine appetite for hard problems.

• Experience operating any of our core services (Minio, Spark, Kafka, Open Search, Tableau).

• Mentoring or technical-leadership experience.

• Having a Home Lab.

• Python

• Bash

• Git

• Docker Compose

• Ansible

• Git Lab CI/CD

• Grafana

• Open Search, Kafka, Minio

• AI assistants

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Work alongside global experts to build world-leading cybersecurity tools, impacting millions of users around the world.

Learn & grow

Boost your skills via our extensive training programs (online and offline) and other resources. Benefit from mentorship and career-switch opportunities to grow within the company.

Work from anywhere

Recharge with a change of scenery – choose work from any location when you feel a need to power your creativity and drive.

Physical well-being

Fuel your active lifestyle with online workouts led by our Physical Well-Being experts. Access facilities like gyms, swimming pools, and fitness classes.

Mental & emotional health

Nurture your mind with free psychologist consultations, dedicated mental health events, and premium access to wellness apps.

Premium healthcare

Receive private health insurance giving you peace of mind for your health needs.

Joyful moments – special treats

Celebrate life’s big moments with gifts from us on your birthday, anniversary, and other major events.

Company events & team-building

Participate in Nord Security celebrations, team-building, and knowledge-sharing events.

Workation

Enjoy company getaways abroad with activities and workshops.