Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Hiring Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Experience : 12+ Years

Location : Hyderabad

Notice : Immediate to 30 Days

We're seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure our services are robust, scalable, secure, and maintainable. You will blend software engineering and systems operations to automate processes, monitor performance, lead incident response, and work closely with engineering teams to enhance service availability and reliability, while bringing efficiencies to operational processes. We’re looking for proactive problem-solvers with strong technical and communication skills who can also effectively support and troubleshoot project operational issues.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure applications and infrastructure in cloud or hybrid environments

Implement and manage robust monitoring, alerting, and observability systems

Automate recurrent operational tasks using scripts (e.g., Python) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform)

Collaborate with engineers to build highly available, reliable, deployable systems, establishing guardrails around SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets

Own incident response by participating in on-call rotations, conducting RCAs, and implementing preventive measures and self-healing solutions

Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and efficient disaster recovery design for strong Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)

Reduce manual toil in security compliance and patching processes through automation

Support project teams in troubleshooting and resolving operational issues across development, testing, and production environments

Provide guidance and operational support during project rollouts and infrastructure changes to ensure reliability and uptime

Collaborate with senior stakeholders, internal and external, to communicate technical concepts, resolve problems, and influence decision-making on technical matters

Work closely with the product team to stay informed about evolving system design, business logic, and transaction flows to ensure reliability and operational readiness across services

Identify and address organization-wide gaps in the SRE domain and develop implementable solutions that contribute to reliability and operational excellence

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

12+ years as an SRE, DevOps, or related role managing large-scale solutions or platforms

Proficient in scripting (PowerShell, Python, Go, Bash) and solid understanding of coding / development principles

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Experienced with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability tools

Familiar with CI / CD pipelines and infrastructure tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI / CD, Argo CD)

Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, especially in high-pressure, production-critical environments

Strong collaboration and communication skills

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code tools

SRE-specific certifications from AWS, GCP, or Azure

Experience shaping and scaling SRE practices

Experience mentoring teams and fostering a strong reliability culture across the organization