Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Application Observability, Readiness (Azure)

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Peru, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Work collaboratively with development teams to create and implement monitoring, alerting systems, dashboards, and APM instrumentation for applications and services.

• Lead the deployment, configuration, and enhancement of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) solutions.

• Employ observability best practices utilizing Azure Monitor, Application Insights, New Relic, and Log Analytics (KQL).

• Facilitate code-level instrumentation, distributed tracing, and structured logging to enhance application visibility and reliability.

• Design and oversee application-level monitoring dashboards and operational health metrics.

• Establish and execute Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and alerting strategies based on metrics such as latency, error rates, traffic, and resource saturation.

• Continuously enhance monitoring and alerting systems through insights gained from production and incident analyses.

• Engage in production readiness reviews, identifying operational risks, observability deficiencies, and potential failure scenarios prior to deployment.

• Assist in incident analysis and drive post-incident improvements through enhanced telemetry and monitoring methodologies.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure applications are reliable, scalable, and ready for production.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Operations, or similar fields.

• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with DBT, Databricks, and SQL is required.

• Significant experience in supporting and managing applications within Microsoft Azure IaaS environments.

• Hands-on experience in application observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering practices.

• Required experience with DBT, Databricks, and SQL.

• Experience in implementing and managing APM solutions like Application Insights, New Relic, or equivalent platforms.

• Demonstrated experience in designing dashboards and monitoring solutions employing Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics (KQL).

• Familiarity with CI/CD processes including Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed application systems.

• Practical SRE mindset with experience in incident analysis, root cause investigations, and proactive problem prevention.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.

• Must be a legal resident of Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, or Brazil.

• Preferred: Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell and/or Bash.

• Preferred: Knowledge of scalability, availability, and resilience patterns in contemporary cloud environments.

• Preferred: Experience in driving production readiness and operational excellence initiatives.

• Preferred: Exposure to reliability engineering best practices in enterprise-scale settings.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.

• Health and wellness programs.

• Collaborative and innovative company culture.