Site Reliability Engineer - Associate

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
remote work
United States, New Jersey, Jersey City
Nov 02, 2024
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. The anticipated salary range for this role is between $85,000.00and $170,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees. Role Description The Nikko SRE team is dedicated to building cloud infrastructure for in-house financial business applications. The team aims to provide a reliable and scalable infrastructure using the latest cloud technologies. Their main role is to maximize system availability and performance and ensure security. The Nikko SRE team also drives infrastructure automation and efficiency, working closely with the application development team to ensure rapid deployment and operations. Their efforts ensure that the financial business applications are running reliably and have the foundation in place to support the growth of the business. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for applications, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure repeatable infrastructure provisioning and system-wide redundancy. Gather requirements from application teams and use them to create technical specifications for cloud infrastructure and automated deployment processes. Documents the process for building the infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline and updates as needed. The role will also monitor, troubleshoot, and implement necessary modifications to ensure the stability and performance of the cloud environment. Role Objectives Develop cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to meet the needs of the application and build an efficient, scalable, and redundant infrastructure by implementing Infrastructure as Code. Build infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines to meet project goals. Create technical specifications and document the procedures and settings required to build the infrastructure and automation processes. Regularly monitor the performance of the infrastructure and pipeline to identify bottlenecks and areas in need of improvement and optimization. The role will also ensure proper management and updating of the code repository and configuration files to continuously improve the CI/CD pipeline. Work closely with the application team and other stakeholders to understand their requirements and needs for the cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline. Collaborate with support and other technical teams to resolve infrastructure and deployment-related issues that impact application behavior and performance. Work with other development teams as needed to ensure smooth integration of infrastructure and applications. Participate in regular team meetings to review priorities and goals for infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline development, assign tasks, and share experiences and challenges within the team. Qualifications and Skills 3+ years of professional experience Demonstrate knowledge of cloud platforms, networks, security, data management, and deployment tools required to design and operate cloud infrastructure and build and manage CI/CD pipelines Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Demonstrates proficiency in the necessary programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, etc.) and the ability to code automated scripts and infrastructure configurations to automate infrastructure and ensure repeatability and redundancy. Efficiently build and change manage cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines based on Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and other development methodologies. Demonstrate understanding of application requirements and design and recommend the best cloud solution and deployment process. Additional Requirements SMBC's employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.