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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Experience: 5+ Years Location: Chennai Work Mode: Work From Office Notice Period: Immediate Joiners to 1 Week Industry: IT Services / Product / Fintech Employment Type: Full time, Permanent About the Role We are looking for a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable, and high-performing cloud infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and systems operations, focused on automation, availability, and performance at scale. Key Responsibilities - Design, implement, and manage highly available cloud infrastructure and resilient production environments - Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) - Manage Kubernetes and containerized workloads across environments - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions - Implement monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or CloudWatch - Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning - Improve system reliability through automation and proactive monitoring - Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, cost, and security - Collaborate closely with Development, Security, and Infrastructure teams - Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as required Required Skills & Experience - 5+ years of experience in an SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure role - Strong hands-on proficiency in Linux systems administration - Extensive, demonstrable experience with infrastructure automation - Solid experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments - Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP) - Experience with CI/CD tools and monitoring/observability stacks - Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills - Good communication and cross-team collaboration skills Preferred Certifications - AWS Certified Solutions Architect - AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104) - Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Eligibility Criteria - Candidates must be based in Chennai (local candidates only) - Willing to work from office - Available to join immediately or within 1 week .
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.