Site Reliability Engineer Rotterdam • Eneco

You will play a key role in maintaining and improving the reliability of critical systems. Your work will involve implementing monitoring solutions, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to automation efforts. You will design small-scale cloud infrastructure, develop CI/CD pipelines, and define basic SLOs/SLIs. You’ll also mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to enhance system resilience.

The Site Reliability Engineer leads efforts to ensure the stability, scalability, and performance of systems and platforms by embedding reliability and automation principles into software lifecycle stages. Drives proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies for critical systems. 

Designs and implements scalable, reliable solutions, mentors junior engineers, and collaborates across teams to improve observability and system performance. 

• Cloud Architecture: Lead the design of scalable cloud solutions for medium-to-large projects. Balance conflicting performance and availability demands. 

• Release Management: Define comprehensive branching and deployment strategies. Automate complex integration pipelines. 

• Operational Excellence: Lead incident responses. Design robust support models and continuously refine SLOs and SLIs for critical systems. 

• Monitoring & Capacity Planning: Oversee system monitoring strategy. Plan for future capacity and scaling needs. 

• Mentorship: Actively guide engineers across multiple teams. Share best practices and improve documentation standards. 

• Collaboration: Influence cross-functional decisions, communicate technical trade-offs clearly to leadership and stakeholders, contributing beyond core responsibilities when needed 

You are an independent problem-solver with a passion for system reliability and automation. You enjoy working in a dynamic environment and collaborating with others to improve system performance.
 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields. Advanced certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) or Kubernetes (e.g., CKA, CKAD). 

• 5–7 years of impactful experience in software engineering or infrastructure management, with demonstrated contributions to complex digital products or systems. 

• Expertise in cloud platforms and deep understanding of networking, security, and operations management, with a balance of software and infrastructure skills. 

• Mastery of Kubernetes and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar. 

• Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems. 

• Excellent software engineering or infrastructure design skills, coupled with leadership in agile practices and delivery. 

• Thrives in ambiguity, taking ownership to solve challenging problems and mentor junior engineers. 

You will be part of a collaborative, cross-functional team focused on maintaining and improving system reliability. You’ll work closely with engineers, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure critical systems remain scalable and performant. Our team fosters a culture of learning, mentorship, and proactive problem-solving, where your contributions will have a direct impact on our technology landscape.