Site Reliability Engineer - Infra and DevOps

Site Reliability Engineer - Infra and DevOps

• Full-time
• Job Type (exemption status) : Exempt position
• Salary Range : 117,300.00-166,200.00
• Business Function : Software Development (Sys)

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

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As a Secure Development Factory (SDF) Site Reliability Engineer - DevOps, you will be at the heart of Western Digital’s engineering process, delivering the software development tools and infrastructure that empowers engineering teams to develop and deliver high quality products quickly.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our IT infrastructure and DevOps tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Observability and Monitoring : Design, implement, and continuously improve monitoring and observability solutions to ensure effective and real-time visibility into system performance.
• Best Practices : Advocate for and implement best practices in SRE, DevOps, and automation, with a focus on enhancing platform stability and performance.
• Automation : Lead automation efforts to streamline processes, reduce manual tasks, and improve operational efficiency.
• Architecting and Designing : Contribute to the architecture and design of systems and applications, aligning them with reliability and scalability goals.
• Technical accountability : Provide technical ownership in the SRE team, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Ownership : Take ownership of system reliability, meet Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Collaboration : Work closely with Engineering teams to understand customer requirements and collaborate on solutions.
• Adaptability : Stay updated with emerging technologies and adapt quickly to evolving requirements and challenges.
• Upskilling : Continuously upskill in newer technologies and share knowledge within the team.
• Team Player : Collaborate effectively with team members and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Professional Behaviour : Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
• Documentation : Maintain thorough and well-organized documentation of systems and processes.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Candidates MUST POSSESS a B.S. C.S, I.T., E.E., or M.E., +6 to 10 years of hands-on experience in DevOps tools and SRE practices.
• MUST POSSESS Administration experience on DevOps tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, Git, Blackduck, SAST / DAST tools, etc.
• MUST POSSESS A Very good understanding of Infrastructure at the Server, VMWare, Storage and Networking.
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills to manage complex process and technology issues.
• Extensive experience in Ansible automation (Research, Write, Maintain, and Optimize roles / playbooks / modules).
• Expertise in shell scripting, Python, and other configuration management tools like Terraform.
• Development and customization of CICD pipelines and onboarding applications with varying requirements.
• Experience in monitoring enhancements and metrics dashboarding using tools such as Icinga, Splunk, Prometheus & Grafana.
• Good to have experience in containerization technologies viz., Docker, Kubernetes.
• Focus on embedding Security postures on the systems.
• Working experience in ha-proxy, load balancers, ldap / sso integration, security endpoint configurations.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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