Pythian

Linux Site Reliability Consultant

Mexico

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Information Technology, ConsultingIndustries

Site Reliability Consultant - Mexico | Remote

Employment Type: Full Time Location Type: Remote | Work from Home Time Zone: PST

Why Pythian?

Do you thrive on solving tough problems, even under pressure? Are you motivated by fast-paced environments with continuous learning opportunities? Do you enjoy collaborating with a team of peers who push you to constantly up your game? At Pythian, we are building a next-generation Site Reliability Engineering team. We need motivated and talented individuals on our teams, and we want you! You’ll act as a technology leader, advisor for our clients, and mentor for other team members. Projects would include infrastructure architecture, automation, and intelligent monitoring systems from design through implementation. If you Love Your Data and want to Love Your Career, this could be the job for you!

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Operate, maintain, and administer solutions contributing to customer infrastructure's operational efficiency, availability, and visibility.
  • Plan maintenance activities, design documentation, and standard procedures.
  • Provide Root Cause Analysis reports for outages/incidents (ITIL - Problem Management).
  • Observe and provide feedback on the current state of the client’s infrastructure, and identify opportunities to improve resiliency, reduce incident occurrence, and automate repetitive administrative and operational tasks.
  • Contribute to, improve, and maintain team documentation about client systems and infrastructure, procedures, policies, and schedules.
  • Gather and document information about client environments through audit activities, and analyze the information to identify opportunities for improvement and application of best practices.
  • Work collaboratively with teammates to contribute to the continuous improvement of our working culture.
  • Act as a technology leader for clients, as well as drive client discussions on technology road maps.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation in an escalation capacity.

What We Need From You:

  • Experience working with Google and AWS Clouds (including infrastructure as code deployment with Cloud Formation, Terraform, Opsworks, etc.).
  • Scripting and automation of administrative tasks using Python and Scala is a must.
  • Solid understanding of microservices architecture and container technologies (Kubernetes is a must, Docker, lxc, etc.).
  • Clear understanding of software development lifecycles and best practices from an infrastructure point of view (PRs, merge, rebase, etc.).
  • Understanding the end-to-end operations of a ‘Business System’ vs components.
  • Comprehensive systems hardware and network troubleshooting experience.
  • Common Linux distribution platform installation, configuration, performance tuning, and cloud migration.
  • TCP/IP networking, NIC bonding, and network services configuration (DNS, NTP, DHCP, SMTP, etc.).
  • Operation and administration of virtual infrastructure, including experience with at least one hypervisor (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, etc.).
  • Ability to describe IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, pros and cons of each, use cases for virtualization and cloud.
  • Administration of web servers and supporting technologies, including network load balancers.
  • Experience with the design, development, and deployment of Puppet.
  • System and application error investigation, troubleshooting of access/availability issues including deep multi-system root cause analysis.
  • Experience managing networking devices, such as switches and firewalls from a variety of vendors.
  • Solid understanding of DevOps tools, processes, and culture.
  • Ability to pick up new technologies quickly.
  • Ability to provide accurate work scheduling and task estimations for work delivery.

What You Get In Return:

  • Love your career: Competitive total rewards package. Blog during work hours; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.
  • Love your work/life balance: Flexibly work remotely from your home, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office! All you need is a stable internet connection.

Skills

Linux
Site Reliability Engineering
Infrastructure Architecture
Automation
Monitoring Systems
ITIL
Problem Management
Root Cause Analysis
Resiliency
Documentation
Audit Activities
Best Practices
On-call Rotation

Pythian

Cloud migration and data management services

About Pythian

Pythian assists businesses in managing and optimizing their data and IT infrastructure through services like cloud migration, managed services, and advanced analytics. They help companies transfer their data to cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, while providing ongoing support for smooth operations. Pythian differentiates itself by offering specialized services in machine learning and data science, enabling businesses to turn their data into valuable insights. Their goal is to empower organizations to leverage cloud computing and advanced analytics to improve operations and drive growth.

Ottawa, CanadaHeadquarters
1997Year Founded
$20.4MTotal Funding
EARLY_VCCompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options
Flexible Work Hours
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Wellness Program
Professional Development Budget
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Emerging cloud providers offering lower-cost services increase competition.
Rapid AI advancements may outpace Pythian's current capabilities.
Economic downturns in key industries could reduce IT service spending.

Differentiation

Pythian offers specialized services in machine learning and AI for data insights.
Their EDP QuickStart provides rapid deployment of enterprise data platforms.
Pythian's global presence with experts in 22 countries enhances their service delivery.

Upsides

Growing demand for cloud migration boosts Pythian's service offerings.
Expansion in database management market offers growth opportunities for Pythian.
Increased focus on cybersecurity drives demand for Pythian's Adminiscope.

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