[Ex-Apple Candidates] - Principal DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

**Ex-Apple Candidates**

Job Title: Principal DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Application Infrastructure Architect

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Duration: 12+ Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 8–10 Years

Mandatory Candidate Requirements

• Architect-level profiles only.
• LinkedIn profile is mandatory for all submissions.
• Strong expertise in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Kubernetes, GitOps, and Cloud Infrastructure.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale production platforms is required.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Principal DevOps, SRE & Application Infrastructure Architect to lead the design, implementation, and operation of highly scalable cloud-native infrastructure and production platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kubernetes, GitOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Observability, Cloud Infrastructure, and Enterprise Database Operations.

This role will drive infrastructure architecture, automation, production reliability, disaster recovery, and cloud platform modernization while partnering with Security, Networking, and Application Engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Architecture & GitOps

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise Kubernetes environments.
• Architect secure container platforms using:
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Helm
  • Argo CD
• Build GitOps deployment pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Manage:
  • Kubernetes Ingress
  • Load Balancers
  • SSL/TLS Certificates
  • Mutual TLS (mTLS)
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps principles.
• Manage database schema migrations using Flyway.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Own production platform reliability, scalability, and availability.
• Define and manage:
  • Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
  • Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
  • Error Budgets
• Lead production readiness and operational excellence initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in system resilience.

Observability & Monitoring

• Design and implement enterprise observability platforms using:
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Splunk
• Develop monitoring dashboards, alerting strategies, and telemetry pipelines.
• Improve production visibility and operational intelligence.

Incident Management

• Lead critical P0/P1 incident response.
• Perform deep root cause analysis (RCA) for distributed systems.
• Support on-call operations and production troubleshooting.
• Develop long-term reliability improvements based on production incidents.

Database & Application Infrastructure

• Design and manage highly available database environments including:
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • Cassandra
  • Couchbase
  • Redis
  • CockroachDB
• Manage Oracle GoldenGate replication environments.
• Support:
  • Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • Failover
  • Database Patching
  • Performance Tuning
  • Data Purging
• Ensure enterprise database resilience and availability.

Application Support & Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot enterprise Java applications.
• Support cloud-native services using:
  • gRPC
  • REST APIs
  • HTTP/JSON
• Support messaging and caching platforms including:
  • Amazon SNS
  • Amazon SQS
  • Elasticsearch
  • Apache Solr
• Perform deep application performance analysis and optimization.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Networking, and Application Engineering teams.
• Support IAM governance and automated credential management.
• Provide architecture leadership across enterprise cloud initiatives.
• Mentor engineering teams and establish DevOps and SRE best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Experience operating at an Architect or Principal Engineer level.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Extensive experience implementing GitOps and Infrastructure Automation.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Strong scripting skills using:
  • Shell
  • Python
• Experience building enterprise observability platforms.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience supporting enterprise production environments.

Technical Skills

DevOps & GitOps

• Kubernetes (AKS)
• Docker
• Helm
• Argo CD
• Flyway
• GitOps

Cloud Infrastructure

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Load Balancers
• Ingress Controllers
• SSL/TLS
• Mutual TLS (mTLS)

Site Reliability Engineering

• SRE
• SLAs
• SLOs
• SLIs
• Error Budgets
• Incident Management
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Observability

• OpenTelemetry
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Splunk

Databases

• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• Cassandra
• Couchbase
• Redis
• CockroachDB
• Oracle GoldenGate
• SQL
• PL/SQL

Programming & Scripting

• Python
• Shell Scripting
• Linux
• Unix

Application Technologies

• Java
• gRPC
• REST APIs
• HTTP
• JSON
• Elasticsearch
• Apache Solr
• Amazon SNS
• Amazon SQS

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) or other multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with IAM governance and automated password rotation.
• Experience designing enterprise disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong security engineering background.
• Excellent architecture, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Essential Skills

• DevOps
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Helm
• Argo CD
• OpenTelemetry
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Splunk
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle GoldenGate
• Flyway
• Linux
• Python
• GitOps
• Java
• REST APIs

Preferred Skills

• AliCloud
• Multi-Cloud
• IAM
• CockroachDB
• Cassandra
• Couchbase
• Redis
• Elasticsearch
• Apache Solr
• Amazon SNS
• Amazon SQS
• Disaster Recovery

Additional Requirements

• Architect-level candidates only.
• LinkedIn profile is mandatory for all submissions.
• Hybrid role based in Austin, TX.

Work Environment

• Location: Austin, TX
• Hybrid
• Long-Term Contract (12+ Months)

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Thanks & Regards
Ishita Bali
Novia Infotech LLC
4421 Avenida Ln, McKinney, TX 75070
Email: ishita.b@noviainfotech.com

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