Senior Site Reliability Engineer
About Viafoura
Viafoura is a leading audience engagement platform that powers real-time conversations and community experiences for digital publishers and brands worldwide.

The Role
We're seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our infrastructure team. You'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available, scalable systems that power our platform. This role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, AWS cloud infrastructure, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Required Qualifications
Kubernetes & Container Orchestration

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) : Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing production EKS clusters from the ground up

Cluster Architecture : Hands-on experience with end-to-end cluster setup including:

Designing and implementing cluster networking architecture

Configuring and managing Container Network Interfaces (CNI)

Deploying and managing AWS Load Balancer Controller for ingress management

Implementing External DNS for automated DNS management

Setting up and maintaining service mesh solutions, particularly Istio, for advanced traffic management, observability, and security

Strong understanding of Kubernetes security best practices, RBAC, pod security policies, and network policies

Experience with cluster upgrades, scaling strategies, and disaster recovery procedures

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Networking : Deep expertise in AWS networking services including VPC design, subnets, security groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, VPC peering, and PrivateLink

EC2 : Extensive experience managing EC2 instances, AMI management, Auto Scaling Groups, and instance optimization

RDS : Production experience with Amazon RDS including database engine selection, Multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, backup strategies, and performance tuning

Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, IAM policies, and compliance frameworks

Experience with additional AWS services such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail,



S3, and Route 53

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform : Advanced proficiency in writing, testing, and maintaining Terraform modules and configurations

Terragrunt : Hands-on experience using Terragrunt for managing multiple environments, DRY configurations, and remote state management

Strong understanding of IaC best practices including state management, module design, version control, and testing strategies

Experience with infrastructure testing frameworks and validation tools

CI/CD & Automation

GitHub Actions : Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions

Experience with workflow automation, deployment strategies (blue-green, canary), and rollback procedures

Knowledge of GitOps principles and tooling

Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar) for automation

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with focus on reliability, security, and performance

Architect and maintain AWS infrastructure including networking, compute, and database layers

Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Terragrunt following best practices

Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment

Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions

Participate in on-call rotation and incident response

Collaborate with development teams to improve application reliability and performance

Lead capacity planning and cost optimization initiatives

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)

Knowledge of HashiCorp Vault or similar secrets management solutions

Experience with disaster recovery planning and execution

Contributions to open-source projects

What We Offer

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health benefits

Professional development opportunities

Remote-friendly work environment

Cooperative and innovative team culture

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