Site Reliability Engineer II

Your Title:  Site Reliability Engineer -II

Job Location: Chennai, India

Our Department: Trimble Platform

Are you interested in cutting edge cloud technologies, ready to dirt your hands in the cloud world?

Do you like to be part of a core team with industry leading site reliability engineering standards?

Are you passionate about cutting-edge cloud technologies and eager to apply industry-leading SRE practices? At Trimble Platform, we are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - II to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will work on provisioning, operating, and scaling core engineering services in the public cloud while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability, performance, and efficiency across our SaaS products.

As part of the Cloud Core Platform SRE team, you will:

• Design, implement, and operate scalable, reliable, and secure AWS infrastructure (Azure experience is a plus).

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, etc.) for automated, repeatable deployments.

• Drive automation for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and similar tools.

• Implement monitoring and observability solutions (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.) to ensure system health, availability, and performance.

• Collaborate with development and architecture teams to build resilient and reliable services while promoting DevOps culture.

• Define and track SRE practices including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.

• Optimize performance and cost across cloud infrastructure, monitoring/logging platforms, and SaaS workloads (FinOps awareness preferred).

• Ensure compliance and security, resolving issues raised by SecOps tools and following cloud best practices.

• Perform incident response and on-call duties, troubleshooting production issues, conducting root cause analysis, and driving preventive improvements.

• Prototype and evaluate new cloud services and tools to continuously improve platform reliability and developer productivity.

• Support scalability and performance engineering for cloud-native and serverless applications.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 4+ years of strong hands-on experience in AWS Cloud (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.).

• Proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline/Deploy/Build).

• Strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.

• Hands-on knowledge of containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS).

• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, Bash, or Go).

• Experience in monitoring, observability, and incident response with tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, or Prometheus.

• Solid understanding of networking, security, and IAM in cloud environments.

• Experience designing and supporting production-grade, highly available, and scalable systems.

Desired Skills (Nice to Have):

• AWS Certification (or equivalent cloud certification).

• Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SAM).

• Strong programming background (Python preferred).

• Exposure to FinOps practices for cloud cost optimization.

• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Familiarity with SaaS monitoring/alerting toolsets (NewRelic, PagerDuty, SumoLogic, InfluxDB).

• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).

• Prior experience in an SRE role supporting large-scale SaaS environments.

• Opportunity to work on next-generation cloud platform engineering at scale.

• Collaborative environment with strong emphasis on automation, learning, and innovation.

• Exposure to multi-cloud (AWS + Azure) ecosystems and cutting-edge reliability practices.

• Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.

The global pandemic fundamentally changed the way we think about work and the workplace.
We created a Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) Program to provide a framework for flexibility in where, when, and how we work.

Trimble’s new office in Chennai features state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities and will enable Trimble to better serve its customers and partners from around the world. The 300,000 square feet Class A office space, with 50 meeting rooms and a seating capacity of nearly 2,000 staff simultaneously, allows for effective social distancing and compliance to local Covid guidelines.

Offering employees greater flexibility, the Chennai office will provide a hybrid working model.

Trimble  Platform is leading Connect & Scale. As part of Trimble's Office of Digital Transformation, we create cloud-first workflows that enable Trimble's customer-centric approach in digital transformation.

Our products and common core services connect data, users, and applications across the enterprise. Our central approach enables Trimble scale,  collaboration, enterprise security, and cost-efficiency

We believe in celebrating our differences. That is why our diversity is our strength. To us, that means actively participating in opportunities to be inclusive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have guided our current success while also moving our desire to improve. We actively seek to add members to our community who represent our customers and the places we live and work.

We have programs in place to make sure our people are seen, heard, and welcomed and most importantly that they know they belong, no matter who they are or where they are coming from.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

Join a Values-Driven Team: Belong, Grow, Innovate. 

At Trimble, our core values of Belong, Grow, and Innovate aren't just words—they're the foundation of our culture. We foster an environment where you are seen, heard, and valued (Belong); where you have an opportunity to build a career and drive our collective growth (Grow); and where your innovative ideas shape the future (Innovate). We believe in empowering local teams to create impactful strategies, ensuring our global vision resonates with every individual. Become part of a team where your contributions truly matter. 

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