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Staff SRE Engineer, Product Software
Job Summary
Equinix is seeking a SRE Staff Software Engineer to join our team. The candidate will be responsible for the SRE and Dev-ops activities for a world-class product engineering team that's paving the path for new ways for enterprises to consume ever-increasing cloud services.
Responsibilities
Architect, Design and Development
- Develop and implement DevOps and SRE strategies to optimize the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle. Work with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes) for scalable and resilient application deployment
- Work with bigDATA technologies for scalable and resilient application deployment and monitoring
- Responsible for delivering solutions that meet business objectives in alignment with architectural principles & guidelines
- Participate in the design & peer code review process
Deploy and Operationalize
- Design, build, manage and operate the infrastructure and configuration of SaaS applications with a focus on automation and infrastructure as code
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery and deployment
- Responsible for instrumenting observability using various IT monitoring and management tools like Cloudflare and AppDynamics
- Responsible for solving and fixing production issues with SLA compliance
Collaboration
- Work in a Globally Distributed Development team environment with minimal supervision
- Actively collaborate with the Product Owner, Dev team members and peers across all the regions
Innovation
- Evaluate, select, and integrate tools that enhance the development and operational processes, such as version control, build systems, and deployment tools
- Responsible for Investigating, analyzing, and evaluating new technologies
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent with 5+ years of experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field of education
Must have
- Strong computer programming foundation with knowledge of Data Structures, Concurrency, Algorithms, Design Patterns, and Best Practices
- 2+ years of strong SRE and/or Devops work experience
- Proficient in containerization and orchestration technologies - Docker, Kubernetes, Apigee Gateway
- Experience using a public cloud like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- A comprehensive grasp of coding and scripting in common languages, including Bash , Python, Perl, PHP, and Ruby
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- Familiarity with at least one primary coding language like Java
- Good knowledge of continuous integration, and deployment processes
Nice to have
- Familiarity with RDBMS and NoSQL such as Redis, MongoDB and/or Cassandra
- Experience with BigData technologies (e.g. Flink , Kafka )
- Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Basic skills in enterprise Java technology stack including Spring Boot, JPA/Spring Data, REST APIs, Swagger, maven, JUnit, and stress testing tools such as JMeter/Load Runner.
- Good knowledge of Agile/Scrum
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.