Senior Site Reliability Engineer [Remote]

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in Australia. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to one of the most widely used knowledge platforms in the world by ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of its global infrastructure. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will help maintain and evolve large-scale systems that support millions of daily users across the globe. You will work in a fully remote, globally distributed engineering environment that values transparency, open-source collaboration, and continuous learning. This position combines hands-on operational excellence with architectural influence, allowing you to shape how critical services are deployed and maintained at scale. You will collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to design resilient systems and improve platform reliability. In addition, you will contribute to incident response practices, automation initiatives, and long-term infrastructure improvements that directly support a global mission of open knowledge. Accountabilities Perform day-to-day operations and DevOps responsibilities across large-scale public-facing infrastructure, including deployment, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Manage and optimize configuration and deployment systems using tools such as Puppet and Kubernetes. Automate infrastructure provisioning, service deployment, and operational workflows to improve reliability and efficiency. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design scalable architectures and ensure systems operate reliably under global traffic loads. Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, handling incident response, system alerts, troubleshooting, and post-incident reviews. Conduct root cause analysis of production incidents and implement preventive measures to improve system stability. Contribute to system monitoring, observability, and performance optimization initiatives. Mentor engineers and share operational expertise within a distributed, cross-functional team environment. Work asynchronously with global teams while ensuring clear and effective technical communication. Requirements ~6+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure operations roles within complex distributed systems. ~ Strong proficiency in Linux systems administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. ~ Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Go, or Ruby for automation and operational tooling. ~ Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible. ~ Solid understanding of distributed systems, caching technologies, and system optimization techniques. ~ Experience with Linux package management (e.g., Debian-based systems). ~ Proven track record of automating operational processes and identifying opportunities for system improvement. ~ Experience participating in incident response, postmortems, and reliability engineering practices. ~ Strong communication skills in English, with the ability to work effectively in a fully remote, globally distributed team. ~ Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple time zones and teams. Nice to Have Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms. Experience contributing to or working within open-source software communities. Familiarity with LAMP stack technologies, including PHP-based systems and caching solutions like Redis or Memcached. Experience with Linux kernel tuning and advanced system performance optimization. Knowledge of large-scale storage or database systems such as Cassandra, MariaDB, Ceph, or OpenStack Swift. Experience defining and managing service-level objectives (SLOs) across teams. Exposure to MediaWiki or similar large-scale content platforms. Benefits Fully remote position with global collaboration across multiple time zones. Opportunity to contribute to one of the world’s most visited and impactful knowledge platforms. Competitive compensation aligned with location, experience, and market standards. Strong culture of open-source collaboration, transparency, and knowledge sharing. High-impact role influencing the reliability and scalability of global infrastructure systems. Exposure to large-scale distributed systems and modern SRE practices. Supportive, mission-driven environment focused on free and open knowledge. Opportunities for continuous learning, technical growth, and participation in global engineering initiatives. Inclusive workplace committed to diversity, equity, and accessibility. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! 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