Site Reliability Engineer
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Before you apply
LocationHouston, TX, United States
Work modehybrid
SenioritySenior
Experience5+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 17, 2026 · 2w ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
Expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale
Strong experience with AKKA.NET or similar actor-based frameworks
Proficiency with scripting and automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
Experience with observability tools (Phobos, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK)
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong PostgreSQL knowledge—performance tuning, query optimization, maintenance
Proven ability to lead incident management and drive postmortem processes
A builder’s mindset with high standards for operational excellence and technical ownership
Skills
Prometheus
Grafana
Datadog
OpenTelemetry
ELK
AKKA.NET
PostgreSQL
GitHub Actions
Azure Pipelines
GitLab CI
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
GitHub
GitLab
Azure DevOps
C#
Python
Bash
PowerShell
AWS
Azure
GCP
Responsibilities
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for: Operational Excellence & Incident Management
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Maintain and monitor production systems for availability, latency, and performance.
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Lead incident response efforts, including communication, resolution, and postmortem documentation.
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Design and implement health checks, alerting systems, and automated remediation workflows.
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Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent resolutions for recurring issues.
Observability & Insights
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Set up and maintain full observability stacks (logging, metrics, tracing) using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, or ELK.
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Analyze telemetry and logs to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
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Conduct post-incident reviews and use insights to inform future engineering investments.
Performance & Systems Optimization
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Tune and optimize distributed systems, including AKKA.NET actors, for performance and resource efficiency.
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Work with developers to evolve architecture and improve system throughput, latency, and stability.
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Optimize PostgreSQL performance, queries, and maintenance strategies.
CI/CD & Automation
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Design and maintain modern CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, or GitLab CI.
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Automate deployment, testing, and rollback processes to reduce friction and increase deployment frequency.
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Standardize infrastructure as code practices across environments.
Requirements
We’d love to talk to you if you have:
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5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
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Expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale.
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Strong experience with AKKA.NET or similar actor-based frameworks.
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Proficiency with scripting and automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
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Experience with observability tools (Phobos,Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK).
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Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
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Strong PostgreSQL knowledge—performance tuning, query optimization, maintenance.
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Proven ability to lead incident management and drive postmortem processes.
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A builder’s mindset with high standards for operational excellence and technical ownership.
Nice to have
Preferred Tools & Ecosystem Experience
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CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, GitLab CI
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Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
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Monitoring: Phobos (AKKA.NET), Datadog, Prometheus
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Source Control: GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps
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Programming: C#, Python, Bash, PowerShell
About the company
Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.
We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.
Global Family
We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Purposeful Innovation
Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.
Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.