Sr. Staff, SRE Platforms
Core
Build and operate cloud-native platforms for software validation, release qualification, and operational readiness.
Role type
Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Platform Engineering)
Builds
Production-like release and test environments, automated quality gates, reusable test frameworks, and Kubernetes-based platform evolution.
Domain
Cloud-native infrastructure, Release Engineering, Kubernetes, CI/CD
Required skills
Kubernetes architecture and operations, CI/CD pipeline integration, automated testing frameworks, Python/Go/Java/Ruby coding, observability, SLO design, progressive delivery strategies, chaos engineering, disaster recovery planning.
Preferred skills
GitOps implementation, enterprise-scale test automation (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress), test orchestration and impact analysis, infrastructure configuration management (Ansible), cloud platform management (AWS EKS, Azure AKS, Google Cloud GKE).
Technologies
Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Kustomize, Istio, Linkerd, Gateway API, Ingress, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, GitLab CI/CD, AWS EKS, Azure AKS, Google Cloud GKE, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, Ansible, Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, REST Assured, PyTest, JUnit, TestNG.
Responsibilities
Design production-like release and test environments to improve deployment readiness. Develop automated quality gates for release health and operational risk. Integrate testing, observability, and reliability signals into CI/CD pipelines. Lead Kubernetes-based platform evolution for scalable test infrastructure. Resolve recurring infrastructure issues through sustainable software and systems solutions. Partner with engineering teams on architecture standards and automation-first reliability practices.
Seniority
Sr. Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
