Sr. Site Reliability Engineer II - Infrastructure

About HashiCorp

HashiCorp helps solve development, operations, and security challenges in infrastructure so organizations can focus on business-critical tasks. We build products to give organizations a consistent way to manage their move to cloud-based IT infrastructures for running their applications.

We use the Tao of HashiCorp as our guiding principles for product development and operate according to a strong set of company principles for how we interact with each other. We value top-notch collaboration and communication skills, both among internal teams and in how we interact with our users. 

The Role

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer focusing on Infrastructure at HashiCorp, you will be central to our mission of adopting infrastructure changes, as well as maintaining and enhancing the backbone of our cloud infrastructure. With over 6 years of experience in site reliability engineering or a related field, you will leverage your deep understanding of core infrastructure components and technologies such as: base images, and our HashiStack to ensure our infrastructure is not only robust and scalable but also optimized for performance and cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaboration and Planning: Work closely with engineering and product teams to adopt infrastructure changes. Contribute to infrastructure planning, capacity management, and architectural improvements.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Develop and implement strategies to enhance the consumption interface, performance, scalability, and reliability of HashiCorp's infrastructure.
• Software Development: Develop software solutionsDesign and refine processes for the usability of infrastructure resources t, increasing efficiency and reducing manual overhead.
• Monitoring and Incident Response: Implement comprehensive monitoring solutions to proactively identify and address issues. Lead the response to infrastructure incidents, minimizing impact on service availability and performance.
• Knowledge Sharing: Serve as a subject matter expert in infrastructure technologies and practices. Mentor junior team members and share insights with the broader engineering team to foster a culture of learning and improvement.

Ideal Candidate

• 6+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a closely related field, with a proven track record of managing large-scale, cloud-based infrastructure.
• Deep technical expertise in managing and optimizing DNS, CDN, Artifactory, and cloud infrastructure services, with hands-on experience with HashiCorp tools (Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad) preferred. 
• Strong background in infrastructure as code, automation tooling, software development, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to lead incident response efforts and drive root cause analysis and resolution.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and articulating technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement, staying abreast of the latest industry trends and technologies. #LI-Hybrid