PEAK is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer for one of our client base in San Diago, this is a remote, Contract position for 9 months.
It is an exciting time to be part of SIE’s Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. SREs operate right at the intersection of Software Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering. The SRE team strives to make the Platform a highly reliable, scalable, operable and secure product and service.
As part of SIE’s Platform Hosting Engineering group, the Infrastructure, Security, Identity & Compliance team is a tight-knit group of SREs that develop the core infrastructure foundation of the Network. The team develops Infrastructure as Code (IaC) services and works closely with developers, operations teams, security teams, and leadership to ensure the integrity of the platform.
Key Qualifications
- Equally adept at software development and systems engineering/operations
- Experience at building, deploying and operating services at scale
- Security first mindset
- Hands on experience in working with distributed systems and ‘illities (availability, reliability, scalability, etc.) of the services
- Excellent troubleshooting skills that span code, system, and network (TCP/IP).
- Ability to design and provide operational and infrastructural requirements that promote uptime, speed and security at all phases of the software lifecycle on a global scale.
- Capacity to collaborate and partner with other SRE teams that specialize in areas such as data services, CICD, and platform hosting to inspire changes and ensure optimal end-to-end system performance and resiliency across all back-end services within PlayStation.
- Strong organization and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Python, and other programming languages
- Experience with containers (EX: Kubernetes, Docker)
- In-depth understanding of Unix/Linux systems
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, specifically Service Endpoints, Security Groups, and IAM
- Experience operating in regulated environments such as PCI
- Technical certifications or other demonstrations of passion in Cloud security and technology (e.g. AWS Associate, open source projects, or equivalent)
Required Soft Skills
- Methodical and systematic problem-solving approach
- Complete ownership of end to end solutions and managing their life cycle
- Execution oriented and results driven
- Customer and peer relationship focused with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to learn new skills/technologies quickly and independently
Responsibilities
- Develop internal tools and services the SRE team is responsible for
- Build, deploy and operate a combination of open source, custom written, and vendor provided software to support the PlayStation Network platform infrastructure
- Keep abreast of new AWS security features, advisories, alerts, trends, and practices
- Help develop and enforce cloud security standards in AWS including IAM policies, S3 bucket policies, etc.
Experience
- 7-9 years working in IT systems, infrastructure or networking
- 4+ years professional experience at scale (Technical/ Enterprise )
- 3+ years working in AWS
