# Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

**Company:** [Illumio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/illumio)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $170k – $196k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** AWS, Azure, Python, Go, PowerShell, Jenkins, Gitlab Ci/Cd, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-05-13

> Senior SRE responsible for reliability, scalability, and performance of AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure. Requires 5+ years SRE experience, strong cloud platform skills, and automation expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Monitor system performance, application health, and infrastructure metrics using monitoring and logging services; implement proactive measures to optimize performance and availability
- Perform on-call duty for production uptime and support for customer escalations
- Release upgrades and maintenance activities including hotfixes and infrastructure updates
- Lead incident response and resolution efforts, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and documenting post-incident reviews
- Implement security best practices and controls in the cloud environments to protect data, applications, and infrastructure, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, scalability, and efficiency of infrastructure and services, leveraging automation and emerging technologies

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience working as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) or similar role, with a focus on AWS and/or Azure cloud platform
- Hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and managing AWS and/or Azure infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and security services
- Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Go for automation and infrastructure management tasks
- Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture in AWS and Azure environments
- AWS or Azure certifications such as AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Azure Security Engineer

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