SRE Elasticsearch Administrator

About Position:

As a Senior Service Reliability Engineer at Proofpoint you will develop a deep understanding of the various services and applications that come together to deliver Proofpoint's next generation security products. You will be responsible for maintaining and extending the Elasticsearch and Splunk clusters used for critical near-real-time data analysis. In this role, you will be continually evaluating the performance of our Elasticsearch and Splunk clusters to spot developing problems, planning changes for upcoming high-load events, applying security fixes, testing and performing incremental upgrades, and extending and improving our monitoring and alert infrastructure

• Role: SRE Elasticsearch Administrator
• Location: Pune & Bengaluru
• Experience: 5years to 12years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• In this role, you will be continually evaluating the performance of our Elasticsearch and Splunk clusters to spot developing problems, planning changes for upcoming high-load events, applying security fixes, testing and performing incremental upgrades, and extending and improving our monitoring and alert infrastructure.
• You'll also be involved in maintaining other parts of the data pipeline, which may include server less or server-based systems for feeding data into the Elasticsearch pipeline.
• We're continually trying to optimize our cost-vs-performance position, and so testing new types of hosts or configurations is an ongoing focus.
• We do much of our work with declarative tools such as Puppet, and various scripting mechanisms (depending on the target environment). In general, we want to automate as much as possible and aim for a 'build once/run everywhere' system.
• Some of our Elasticsearch clusters are in the public cloud; some are in Kubernetes clusters, and some are in private datacenter. This will be an opportunity to work with a variety of types of infrastructure and operations teams.
• Build long-lasting, effective partnerships across the organization to foster collaboration between Product, Engineering and Operations teams.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and be willing to jump on escalated issues as needed

Expertise You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related discipline required
• Expertise in administration and management of Elasticsearch clusters. (Primary)
• Expertise in administration and management of Splunk clusters. (Secondary)
• Strong Knowledge in provisioning and Configuration Management tools like Puppet, Ansible, Rundeck, etc.
• Experience in building Automations and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Packer or CloudFormation templates. (Plus)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Splunk, Prometheus, PagerDuty, etc.
• Experience with scripting languages like Python, Bash, Go, Ruby, Perl, etc.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Pipelines, Artifactory, etc.
• An inquisitive mind with the ability to learn where the data exists in a large and disparate system and what that data means
• The skills to do effective troubleshooting, following a problem wherever it may lead.

Benefits :

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Inclusive Environment:

Persistent Ltd. is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We offer hybrid work options and flexible working hours to accommodate various needs and preferences.
• Our office is equipped with accessible facilities, including adjustable workstations, ergonomic chairs, and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive.

Our company fosters a value-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry's best

Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent

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