Site Reliablity Engineer at Composable Finance

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and monitor parachain infrastructure (currently GCP, with potential multicloud expansion) to ensure seamless operation and scalability.
• Conduct regular infrastructure audits, performance testing, and monitoring to identify opportunities for optimization in cost, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to align on service reliability goals, performance benchmarks, and technical requirements.
• Design and implement tools, platforms, and infrastructure solutions that enable engineering teams to iterate quickly and efficiently.
• Establish a self-service model to empower engineering teams with autonomy, resources, and streamlined access to infrastructure management capabilities.
• Proactively troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and service issues to maintain production availability and system resilience.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation, standard operating procedures, and governance frameworks for all deployed infrastructure components.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of alerting systems and incident response processes to enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry best practices to drive innovation in infrastructure management and automation.
• Coordinate with DevOps, security, and compliance teams to ensure infrastructure adheres to organizational standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Requirements

• Proven experience in deploying and managing blockchain-based infrastructure (parachain systems) in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, or others).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure optimization principles, including cost management, performance tuning, and security hardening.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams on infrastructure-related challenges and solutions.
• Ability to design and implement scalable tools and platforms that support rapid development cycles and engineering productivity.
• Experience in building self-service models through automation, documentation, and user-friendly infrastructure management interfaces.
• Technical proficiency in troubleshooting complex systems, diagnosing root causes, and implementing fixes to ensure high availability and resilience.
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Ansible) practices.
• Strong documentation skills to create clear, concise, and actionable infrastructure guidelines and operational procedures.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and alerting systems to track infrastructure health and performance metrics.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation in infrastructure operations.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical mindset to address infrastructure challenges and drive system reliability.
• Preferred: Familiarity with blockchain protocols, parachain architecture, and decentralized application (dApp) ecosystems.
• Preferred: Experience with multi-cloud environments and cross-cloud orchestration strategies.
• Preferred: Strong background in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation.

Additional Qualifications

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation and infrastructure management tasks.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization frameworks and budgeting tools to maximize resource efficiency.
• Knowledge of network security protocols (TLS/SSL, VPCs, firewalls) to ensure secure infrastructure deployment.
• Ability to lead infrastructure projects from concept to execution, including stakeholder management and resource allocation.
• Strong familiarity with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and microservices architecture for scalable deployments.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools to automate provisioning and configuration management across environments.
• Preferred: Certification in cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP) or DevOps methodologies (Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
• Preferred: Experience with blockchain development tools (Substrate, Polkadot, Parity) and smart contract deployment frameworks.
• Preferred: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) for infrastructure automation and testing.