Senior SRE / Platform Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a Senior SRE / Platform Engineer to join a dynamic team on a contract basis, focusing on enhancing and supporting modern software platforms with a specific emphasis on AI technologies. The successful contractor will work closely with various teams, ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and security while leveraging automation and CI/CD practices. This is an exciting opportunity for those with a robust background in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering, particularly within AI-enabled environments.

Responsibilities

  • Support and maintain production platforms and services in a BAU/SRE environment.
  • Build and manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment orchestration.
  • Implement infrastructure and automation using Terraform.
  • Work with APIs and API gateways, including technologies such as Kong.
  • Support and administer AI platforms, including OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • Implement observability and monitoring using tools such as Datadog.
  • Manage infrastructure capacity and optimize cloud/platform costs.
  • Collaborate closely with Software Engineering, DevOps, Security, and Architecture teams.

Requirements

  • Strong background in SRE, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
  • Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment orchestration.
  • Familiarity with API configuration and API gateways.
  • Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, networking, and automation.
  • Experience with observability tooling, ideally Datadog.
  • Understanding of software engineering and deployment principles.
  • Experience with AI platforms such as OpenAI or Anthropic is highly advantageous.