Site Reliability Engineer/ System Administrator at ENGIE

Engie

  • Kenya
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
ENGIE is a leading world group that provides low-carbon energy. Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services.Site Reliability Engineer/ System AdministratorJob Purpose/Mission
  • We are seeking a talented and experienced System Administrator/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our dynamic team. As an SRE, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems and services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain robust infrastructure solutions, focusing on automation, monitoring, and incident response. The ideal candidate is passionate about optimizing and enhancing system reliability, possesses strong problem-solving skills, and is committed to driving excellence in operational practices.
Responsibilities
  • Infrastructure Automation:
  • Develop and maintain automation tools and scripts for provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
  • Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to ensure consistency and reproducibility.
  • Monitoring and Incident Response:
  • Set up and maintain monitoring systems to detect and respond to performance issues and outages.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and respond promptly to incidents, troubleshoot, and implement solutions to prevent recurrence.
  • Performance Optimization:
  • Optimize system performance through continuous analysis and tuning.
  • Reliability Engineering:
  • Implement best practices for reliability, such as error budgeting, SLIs/SLOs, and blameless post-mortems.
  • Work towards minimizing manual intervention through automation.
  • System Administration:
  • Manage and maintain server infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of operating systems.
  • Implement and maintain security measures, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
  • Perform regular system backups and recovery procedures.
  • Collaboration and Communication:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure and operational requirements.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues in areas related to reliability.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or System Administrator.
  • Strong Linux and Bash scripting skills.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Linode, DigitalOcean).
  • Experience with container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, LXD).
  • In-depth knowledge of networking, security, and system administration.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
  • Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
  • Familiarity with programming languages (e.g., Python, Ruby).
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