Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer

About the role

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hiring a Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The role is hybrid, with an average of two days per week spent in an HPE office. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design, build and optimize cloud infrastructure and deployment systems, directly affecting scalability, security and operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Enhance Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and enforce best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability, security and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop internal tools to streamline cloud platform operations.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using FluxCD and Jenkins.
• Address container image vulnerabilities and standardize remediation processes.
• Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) aligned with CIS and STIG benchmarks.
• Strengthen monitoring, alerting and observability with Prometheus, Grafana and logging tools.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and tune distributed systems such as Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Collaborate with development, security and operations teams to align infrastructure with application needs.

Required profile

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience in Infra Ops, Dev Ops or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Proven track record in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience managing distributed systems like Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with a strong sense of ownership.
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player.

Required skills

• Linux, especially Debian-based distributions.
• Infrastructure as Code tools: Terraform, Packer and Ansible.
• Programming in Python and/or Golang.
• Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (AWS EKS, GCP GKE).
• GitOps workflows and monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Relational (SQL) and non-relational databases.
• Preferred: open-source contributions, security engineering background.

What we offer

• Benefits supporting physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Programs for personal and professional development.
• An inclusive workplace with flexibility to manage work and personal needs.