Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides a neutral hub for developing and scaling open technology projects and ecosystems, including open source security initiatives through the OpenSSF. The Senior Site Reliability Engineer will support the Akrites vulnerability processing pipeline by securely deploying applications, managing infrastructure, improving automation and security, and leading incident response and complex technical projects.
Responsibilities
- Securely deploy applications
- Maintain and evolve operational infrastructure
- Help design deployment and infrastructure policies and procedures
- Develop software that improves automation and security in our infrastructure
- Contribute to open source projects we depend on
- Commit to improving ourselves and the services we provide — we teach each other and learn from our mistakes, often through blameless post-incident reviews
- Note: There is no on-call rotation at this time, though one may be introduced in the future. Should that need arise, we will institute a system that protects quality of life and prevents burnout
Skills
- 5+ years working professionally with Linux
- 5+ years of experience creating and managing cloud infrastructure
- 8+ years of professional programming experience in a compiled language with consistent attention to high-quality tests
- Experience and comfort working remotely — this is an entirely remote position
- Experience leading the design and delivery of complex, cross-team technical projects from conception to production
- Sound judgment in high-stakes or high-ambiguity situations; able to make and defend trade-offs with incomplete information
- Strong attention to detail and a willingness to think things through carefully
- Ability to prioritize effectively and maintain awareness of competing work streams
- Consistent upholding of security and audit requirements, with the ability to help shape standards others are held to
- Experience leading incident response, including driving blameless post-incident reviews that lead to lasting fixes
- Comfortable serving as a point of escalation when problems are unclear or decisions are stuck
- Comfortable mentoring or reviewing the work of more junior engineers
- Excellent written, verbal, and collaborative communication skills
- Reliable time and task management
- Candidates must be authorized to work in their country of residence without employer sponsorship, now or in the future
- Competency in our technical stack: Go, Python, GCP, Terraform
Benefits
- This is an entirely remote position.
- We will help you get your home office in good shape, including reimbursing internet and phone expenses.
- Excellent health insurance
- A 100% 401(k) match
- Flexible time off and parental leave policies
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