Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Data Persistence

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Wikimedia FoundationNon-profit / Technology
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Salary116,633 - 181,243 USD per year
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Job Details

Languages
Strong English language skills
Experience
6+ years
Required Skills
PythonKubernetesLinuxDevOpsAnsibleDistributed Systems

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in an SRE, Operations, or DevOps role.
  • Proficiency in shell and at least one scripting language (Python, Go, Bash, Ruby).
  • Experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible).
  • Deep experience with distributed caching systems and performance optimization.
  • Strong Linux system-level troubleshooting and package management skills (Debian).
  • History of identifying process gaps and implementing automation.
  • Ability to lead and participate in incident response and root cause analysis.
  • Strong English verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to travel 1-2 times per year for in-person events.

Responsibilities

  • Perform day-to-day operational/DevOps tasks on public-facing infrastructure, including deployment, maintenance, configuration, and troubleshooting.
  • Implement and utilize configuration management and deployment tools such as Puppet and Kubernetes.
  • Lead continuous improvement efforts by automating service installation, configuration, and maintenance.
  • Collaborate with product teams on architectural design of new services to ensure scalability.
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation involving incident response, diagnosis, and system outage follow-up.
  • Mentor peers in areas of technical and operational strength.
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