Site Operations Engineer

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About SiteOps

The Site Operations team at the project is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the core systems that power and support the tripadvisor.com website. This includes systems in both private data centers and over a hundred accounts in aws. Our scope of responsibilities is vast, and would take an entire page to list here. Suffice it to say that we are the go-to team for questions about the interface boundaries that lie between these two halves of the company, as well as the deep inner workings of the legacy half.

About The SiteOps Team

As an Operations Engineer on the SiteOps team you will be a force multiplier for our engineering & operations teams, delivering tooling & infrastructure that not only has a direct impact on day to day operations, but also helps contribute to the future evolution of Infrastructure & Engineering here at the project. You’ll be part of a dynamic team responsible for ensuring the high availability, reliability, and scalability of our services.

About The Job

We are looking for passionate engineers with experience in Python, Java, Ansible, PostgreSQL, CentOS, and Alma Linux, to help us optimize and automate our infrastructure and deployment processes. We are currently involved in several types of systems migrations, within both the scope of on-prem to aws/cloud-native migrations, as well as on-prem data center to alternate on-prem data center migrations. As a SiteOps Engineer you will be involved in designing and implementing how we perform those migrations, testing those migrations, and then performing them with a “no surprises in production” mindset.

Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Automation: Design, implement, and maintain automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Ansible to ensure consistency and scalability.
Monitoring and Alerting: Set up monitoring and logging systems to proactively detect and address potential issues, ensuring optimal performance and reliability, in environments like on-prem Prometheus/Thanos, as well as Grafana Cloud and Grafana Cloud Loki.
Database Management: Manage hundreds of on-prem PostgreSQL databases, including performance tuning, backups, and disaster recovery strategies.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers and system administrators, to improve the overall development and deployment processes.
Troubleshooting and Incident Management: Assist in identifying and resolving operational issues and participate in on-call rotations.

Requirements:

At least 3-4 years in the same or similar position.
Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role, with a focus on building and maintaining scalable infrastructures
Strong proficiency in Python 2 and Python 3 for scripting and automation tasks
Expertise in configuration management using Ansible
Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and experience in managing PostgreSQL databases
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Github Actions
Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes is a plus
Understanding of networking concepts suchas load balancing and dns
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment

Why join us:

Ability to work remotely from anywhere in the world
Close cooperation with the development team and client
Opportunity to influence product development
Professional growth: the certification preparation course is free for our specialists. The company pays for two attempts to pass the exam, regardless of the exam result
We cover English classes (with a native speaker)
Boost professional brand: you can participate in local conferences as a listener or as a speaker
Regular team buildings: have fun with teammates
Gifts for significant life events (marriage, childbirth)
Tech and non-tech Zazmic Communities: support and share experience with each other