Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$84,900–$209,500 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $144,875–$215,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $147k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Principal Site Reliability Engineer

The Principal Site Reliability Engineer designs and architects infrastructure and services to ensure reliability, functionality, and scalability. Working with software development teams, you will forecast capacity demands, perform incident response, and conduct root cause analyses to maintain operational health. Your day-to-day involves performing data collection, provisioning infrastructure, and developing automation tools or scripts to mitigate defects and enhance efficiency. You will conduct advanced experiments with new tools, provide comprehensive performance reporting, and manage the service lifecycle through decommissioning and maintenance. Key competencies include technical communication, troubleshooting complex issues across multiple services, and mentoring junior team members. You will solve technical problems related to infrastructure performance bottlenecks and deployment speed, ensuring all systems meet service level objectives while adhering to security standards and industry trends.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?

Median $180200 from 121 postings across 36 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and architect infrastructure and services to ensure system reliability and functionality.
  • Forecast infrastructure demand and manage capacity to handle current and future workloads.
  • Perform incident response, root cause analysis, and maintenance tasks for assigned services.
  • Develop and implement automation tools and scripts to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Provide comprehensive health, performance, and capacity reporting to stakeholders.
  • Execute technical troubleshooting and debugging to achieve service level objectives.
  • Conduct experiments with new tools and technologies to optimize infrastructure performance.
  • Document incidents and perform post-mortem procedures to prevent recurring issues.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must have 6 to 10+ years of experience.
  • Experience is required in designing and architecting infrastructure and services for reliability and functionality.
  • Experience is required in forecasting infrastructure demands and responding to capacity needs.
  • Experience is required in developing reliable and scalable infrastructures in collaboration with software development teams.
  • Experience is required in performing incident response, root cause analysis, and maintenance tasks.
  • Experience is required in developing and implementing automation tools or scripts to mitigate issues and gather metrics.
  • Experience is required in providing operational support and serving as a key escalation point for complex technical issues.

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