Sr SRE​/Azure

We have partnered with our client in their search for a SR SRE to work remotely.

• Key Outcomes (first 90 days):
  IaC baselined:
  Terraform modules standardized for core Azure resources (AKS/compute, networking, storage, Key Vault, databases).
• Deployment flow repeatable:
  ArgoCD applications and Git Hub workflows defined with clear promotion paths and automated guardrails.
• Reliability metrics live: SLIs/SLOs for critical services published; dashboards and alerts tuned to actionable thresholds.
• Security posture improved:
  Secrets management via Key Vault, role-based access in Azure AD/RBAC, and hardened network controls.
• Operational runbooks:
  Documented procedures for incident response, backup/restore, and DR scenarios for MySQL and SQL Server.
• Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
  Design & operate Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Git-based workflows.
• Manage Git Ops deployments with ArgoCD integrating with Git Hub for change management.
• Provision & maintain databases:
  Azure MySQL and Azure SQL Server.
• Observability & reliability:
  Define SLIs/SLOs, implement telemetry, and run capacity/performance tunings.
• Security & compliance:
  Enforce best practices for identity, access, network segmentation, secrets, and configuration hardening.
• Automation & tooling:
  Improve pipelines and repeatable runbooks to reduce toil.
• Documentation:
  Maintain high-quality runbooks and architecture diagrams.

• Azure expertise: AKS, ACR, VNets/NSGs, Private Link, Load Balancers, Managed Identities, Key Vault, Azure Monitor.
• Terraform (IaC):
  Authoring reusable modules, remote state, work spaces.
• Git Hub:
  Branching strategies, PR reviews, Git Hub Actions.
• ArgoCD (Git Ops):
  App-of-Apps patterns, sync waves, Helm/Kustomize integration.
• Databases:
  Provisioning/operating MySQL and SQL Server in Azure.
• Security-first mindset:
  Practical experience with Azure AD/RBAC, network security, secrets management.
• Collaboration:
  
  Comfortable working across on-prem and cloud teams.
• Nice-to-Have:
  Container security and supply-chain hygiene.
• Nice-to-Have:
  Knowledge of Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
• Nice-to-House:
  Exposure to compliance frameworks (PCI DSS).
• Nice-to-Have:
  Cost optimization and Fin Ops practices in Azure.

• 5+ years in SRE/Platform/Dev Ops roles operating production systems.

Title Sr SRE/ Azure

Location remote/ EST

Client Industry Insurance

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