Site Reliability Engineer

Ocient

. Support the design and operations of Ocient's hosted database and related services, including message queues and storage systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and efficiency .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £74,000 - £90,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in system administration, automation, and security practices for hosted database services, with a strong focus on monitoring, incident management, and compliance. Proficient in scripting, configuration management, and cloud infrastructure management to ensure high availability and performance.

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System AdministrationScripting ExperienceMonitoring ToolsConfiguration ManagementCloud Infrastructure Management

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Hard Skills

Bash ScriptingPython ScriptingSQLDatabase AdministrationContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentData ArchivingBackup and Disaster RecoveryNetworking AdministrationVirtualization Technologies

Tools & Technologies

ELK StackGrafanaPrometheusAnsibleJenkinsGitAWSGCPAzureProxMox

Certifications & Qualifications

SSAE18 SOC2 Compliance

Industry Keywords

High AvailabilityPerformanceIncident ManagementSecurity PracticesMonitoringLog CentralizationAlertingContainerizationVPNFirewall Configuration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudDNSGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJenkinsLinuxPrometheusPuppetPythonSQLVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the design and operations of Ocient's hosted database and related services, including message queues and storage systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and efficiency
Design and maintain monitoring, log centralization, and alerting for all services to facilitate observability and incident management
Automate deployment and configuration of Linux-based servers, including the OS and applications composing hosted offerings
Develop and maintain rigorous security practices to protect applications and customer data
Assist with automation of testing pipelines for the Ocient DB and monitoring of test infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in system administration in production environments
Scripting experience with Bash, Python, or other languages
Experience with system and software monitoring and alerting tools, such as the ELK stack, Graylog, InfluxDB, Prometheus, Zabbix, Grafana, Dynatrace, or others
Experience with configuration management software such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
Experience with data archiving, backup and disaster recovery
Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment experience with Jenkins, Gitlab CI or others
Experience with source control tools like Git
Ability to work flexible hours and serve in on call rotations
Knowledge of OWASP principles for application security
Experience with server / system virtualization and containerization technologies, e.g. ProxMox, KVM, VMware
Experience with SQL and Database Administration
Experience managing and operating cloud infrastructure, e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure
Experience with SSAE18 SOC2 Compliance
Experience with networking administration, including VPN, proxy, DNS, and firewall configuration
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