Site Reliability Engineer

Fortinet

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $129,000–$158,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Fortinet

Fortinet is a US-based cybersecurity company best known for its FortiGate next-generation firewalls. It sells a broad security platform spanning network security, SD-WAN, endpoint protection, cloud security, and SIEM/SOC operations.

Fortinet currently has 86 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,000–$183,000 across 63 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Site Reliability Engineer

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The Site Reliability Engineer joins the SRE team to build and manage the latest generation of SDLC infrastructure, which is a key component of the software R&D and release workflow. The successful candidate will design, implement, and maintain on-premise systems and services while collaborating with DevOps and Configuration Management teams. Daily responsibilities include researching innovative technologies to streamline processes through automation, monitoring service performance to meet SLA goals, and troubleshooting incidents. Required technical skills include VMware vSphere, OpenStack, Ceph, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Candidates must possess networking knowledge, experience with Ansible, Terraform, and Packer, and proficiency in Python or Bash scripting. The role focuses on maintaining high service reliability and security controls for core product development within a Linux environment.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 72 postings across 20 companies.

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Skills

Kubernetes Docker Ansible Terraform Python Bash VMware vSphere OpenStack Ceph Prometheus Grafana Loki Linux Ubuntu Infrastructure-as-Code Networking SAN NAS

What you'll do

Design, implement, deploy, and maintain on-premise SDLC system infrastructure and services.
Research and evaluate innovative technologies to automate and streamline current processes.
Measure, monitor, and optimize service performance to meet defined SLA and SLO goals.
Implement and document operational workflows and security controls.
Troubleshoot service incidents and handle incoming service requests.
Participate in compliance and certification audits such as ISO and SOC2.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.
5+ years of practical experience in SRE, DevOps, Infrastructure, or Systems Engineer roles.
Hands-on expertise in VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter, OpenStack, and software-defined storage like Ceph.
Experience configuring physical servers, network/storage appliances, and managing data center operations.
Deep understanding and hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
Proficiency with networking (VLANs, VPN, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancers), configuration management (Ansible/Terraform/Packer), and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
Strong scripting skills in Python and/or Bash, and experience with Linux/Unix administration (Ubuntu preferred).

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