# 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, site reliability engineering, Python, Go, PowerShell, CI/CD, Jenkins, gitlab ci/cd, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Senior Site Reliability Engineer responsible for monitoring, incident response, and optimizing the reliability, scalability, and performance of Illumio's AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure and SaaS services. Requires 5+ years SRE experience with strong cloud platform expertise.

## Job Description

## Your Impact
- Monitor system performance, application health, and infrastructure metrics using monitoring and logging services, and implement proactive measures to optimize performance and availability.
- Oncall 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.

## Your Toolkit
- 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.
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture in AWS and Azure environments is a plus.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- AWS or Azure certifications such as AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Azure Security Engineer are preferred.

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