Azure Site Reliability Engineer II / Sandy Springs, GA / Hybrid

Motion Recruitment - Sandy Springs, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Sandy Springs, GA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Azure Site Reliability Engineer II position in Sandy Springs, GA, is a full-time role focused on maintaining and optimizing the performance of Azure services for an e-commerce software company. The role involves working with cutting-edge technologies, including Azure Services and Datadog, to ensure system reliability and performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in site reliability engineering and a collaborative mindset to contribute to meaningful projects while enjoying a supportive work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Set up Datadog to monitor Azure resources, including Virtual Machines, AKS clusters, and storage accounts.
• Use Datadog's dashboards and anomaly detection features to proactively detect and resolve system issues before they impact users.
• Monitor deployments through Datadog to detect any application errors or performance issues introduced during updates.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for efficient, reliable application deployment.
• Automate resource provisioning and deployment with IaC tools like Terraform or ARM templates.
• Continuously monitor Azure infrastructure and applications using Datadog for performance, uptime, and resource utilization.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible to provision, update, and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to automate Docker image builds and Kubernetes deployments.
• Respond to system alerts, production issues, and incidents, working to resolve outages quickly and perform root cause analysis to prevent future incidents.

Requirements

• Proficiency with Azure services
• Strong experience with Datadog
• 5+ years of experience with Site Reliability
• Proficient in scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Strong skills in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and optimizing system performance issues across large-scale environments.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Datadog integrations for Azure services, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipeline monitoring.
• Familiarity with managing and optimizing databases such as Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or MySQL.
• Knowledge of SRE principles such as error budgets, automation, and incident postmortems.
• Familiarity with IaC (Terraform and Ansible)
• Understanding of compliance standards (ISO, SOC 2, GDPR) and security practices specific to cloud environments.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• 401(k) with a company match
• Commuter benefits
• Paid holidays
• PTO
• Quarterly bonuses