Site Reliability Engineer at Stratostaff

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and high availability of quantum computing systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to design, deploy, and maintain quantum systems.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Concourse, Tekton, and GitLab CI/CD.
• Monitor system performance with tools like Grafana, Sysdig, LogDNA, Datadog, and troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Develop and execute monitoring, load, and stress testing to ensure system resilience.
• Implement security measures to safeguard system integrity, leveraging tools such as Vault.
• Respond to system alerts using PagerDuty and similar tools for swift issue resolution.
• Create and maintain comprehensive system documentation using GitHub for version control and collaboration.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar role in a software development setting.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Python, Go (Golang), JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, or Rust.
• Strong Linux skills, including command-line tools, shell scripting, and system diagnostics.
• Familiarity with fundamental DevOps tools like SSH, Git, and Makefiles.
• Experience with quantum computing systems and Qiskit.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and backend systems architecture.
• Experience with Red Hat, OpenShift, RHEL, and container technologies like Docker and Podman.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes and familiarity with service mesh technologies like Istio.
• Experience with GitOps and infrastructure as code tools such as ArgoCD, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Familiarity with "Pipelines as Code" principles and practices.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and tracing tools such as Grafana, Sysdig, LogDNA, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, and Prometheus.
• Experience with templating languages like Jinja2.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like IBM Cloud, AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Preferred Skills:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in a quantum computing environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Quantum Information Science principles and technologies.
• Experience with Helm for managing Kubernetes applications.
• Familiarity with DevOps and Agile methodologies.
• Experience automating manual processes and customizing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and InfluxDB.
• Certifications related to Kubernetes, Red Hat, or other relevant technologies.