Senior Site Reliability Engineer

The YouVersion Senior Site Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring the integrity, performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of the cloud-based infrastructure and related systems supporting the applications and platforms operated by Life.Church. This role will oversee and assist with the development of software, the performance of regular maintenance, and responding to escalated site reliability issues. The Senior Site Reliability Engineer is also responsible for researching industry best practices and stewarding resources for the team.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain software to automate and support infrastructure operations and ensure seamless deployments; Explore and evaluate solutions to meet business needs that lead to implementing solutions and evaluating the outcome; Limit system downtime by defining and enforcing operations and development standards; Perform regular maintenance and monitoring for cloud infrastructure systems and services; Monitor application performance and service-level indicators to ensure that objectives are met; Respond and initiate incident responses for high-severity site reliability issues; Implement and enforce infrastructure and application security controls; Research new solutions, improvement areas, and best-practices; Define, document, and enforce processes and standards around cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices; Develop and train Site Reliability Engineers on technologies and best practices; Monitor and steward infrastructure and development-related costs; Interact with product vendors to evaluate solutions and negotiate contract agreements

Requirements

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; Maintain a systematic and organized approach to completing assignments accurately, thoroughly, and timely; Clearly explain complicated and detailed processes in a concise and simple way; Ability to self-motivate, take initiative, make independent decisions, and problem-solve; Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently; Strong leadership skills and understanding on developing and guiding others; High School Diploma or GED; 7+ years of related work experience

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree in computer science preferred; Professional certifications in cloud engineering programs preferred

Benefits

Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons; Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost; Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase; Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members; Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits; Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% contributed into their account in their first year; $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth; Casual dress and work environment