Site Reliability Engineering Lead

COMPANY OVERVIEW
A well-established client of us in Kuala Lumpur is seeking for Site Reliability Engineering Lead.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Team Leadership:
   Lead and mentor a team of SREs, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
   Define clear goals, performance metrics, and development plans for the team.
2. System Reliability & Performance:
   Design and implement strategies to improve system reliability, scalability, and performance.
   Conduct root cause analysis of production incidents and develop preventive solutions.
3. Infrastructure Management:
   Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and management of production environments.
   Collaborate with development teams to design cloud-native infrastructure and architecture.
4. Automation & CI/CD:
   Drive automation of operational processes, reducing manual intervention and response times.
   Optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and rapid deployments.
5. Incident Management:
   Establish incident response protocols and lead efforts during major incidents.
   Ensure robust monitoring and alerting systems are in place to proactively detect issues.
6. Collaboration & Communication:
   Act as a liaison between engineering, operations, and other teams to align objectives.
   Share insights and best practices with internal stakeholders to enhance overall system resilience.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

1. Technical Expertise:
   Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
   Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (Python, Go, Shell, etc.).
   Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, containerization, and distributed systems.
2. Leadership Skills:
   Proven track record of leading SRE or DevOps teams and managing large-scale production environments.
   Strong decision-making, prioritization, and problem-solving capabilities.
3. Monitoring & Metrics:
   Expertise in implementing and using monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.) and logging systems.
   Familiarity with service-level objectives (SLOs), service-level agreements (SLAs), and error budgets.
4. Soft Skills:
   Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across cross-functional teams.
   Ability to mentor and upskill team members, fostering a learning-oriented culture.
5. Experience:
   At least 8 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or related roles with a focus on reliability engineering.