Staff Site Reliability Engineer

$180,000 - $220,000/Yr

Fortinet - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Senior

Herndon, VA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Site Reliability Engineer will lead the development and expansion of FortiSASE OpenStack infrastructure, focusing on automation and infrastructure as code. This role requires deep expertise in networking and SRE practices, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage OpenStack-based private cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability.
• Lead the automation of infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design network and systems architectures, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize cloud performance.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous deployment and infrastructure management.
• Develop and enforce best practices for cloud security, networking, and operations.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts, identifying automation and optimization opportunities.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior engineers on OpenStack, networking, and DevOps practices.
• Offer on-call support for mission-critical environments as necessary.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and networking roles.
• Proven experience in OpenStack deployment and management in large-scale production environments.
• Strong expertise with networking protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, VLANs, IPsec) and Linux network administration.
• Proficiency in Ansible and Terraform for configuration management and infrastructure as code.
• Expertise in Linux system administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Solid understanding of server virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.
• Experience with monitoring solutions like Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Proficient in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash).
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Nice-to-haves

• OpenStack certifications (e.g., Certified OpenStack Administrator).
• Experience with Ceph for software-defined storage.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with SDN technologies (e.g., OVN, NSX-T).
• Experience with ISO27001 or similar standards for data security compliance.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation time
• Sick time
• Comprehensive leave program