Site Reliability Engineer (Junior)

GRNET - National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, is an entity of the Greek Government, operating under the Ministry of Digital Governance. It provides advanced network and cloud computing services to academic and research institutions, educational entities at all levels, as well as to public, broader public, and private sector agencies.

GRNET has a wide service portfolio, covering a number of sectors. A brief list is provided below:

• GOV.GR: Unified Portal for all Government-related Digital Services (Ενιαία Ψηφιακή Πύλη).
• RE-Cloud: Cloud Services for Research and Education (~okeanos, ViMa).
• Networking: GRNET acts as the ISP for Greece's research and academic institutions.

GRNET maintains its infrastructure across multiple data centers distributed throughout Greece, primarily utilizing Free and Open Source software such as Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitLab CI, Debian GNU/Linux, OpenStack, Ceph, Ansible and more. GRNET adopts the Site Reliability Engineering approach.

Our SRE department is divided into three groups: Services, Platform, and Cloud. As an SRE, you will be assigned to one of these groups, depending on the current needs, your preferences, and expertise. Here is a summary of the responsibilities of each group:

• Cloud: Design and implement GRNET's new Cloud infrastructure utilizing OpenStack and Kubernetes.
• Platform: Design and manage our Internal Developer Platform, based on Kubernetes.
• Services: Manage services, pipelines and tooling for use on top of our Internal Developer Platform.

Whether you have a Systems or Software Engineering background, we are seeking Junior SREs that are willing for the following:

• Deploy and configure cloud-native infrastructure and services using an Infrastructure as Code approach.
• Contribute to the implementation of fault-tolerant, scalable and distributed services.
• Develop automation tools, CI/CD pipelines to make deployments faster and more robust.
• Troubleshoot problems and handle incidents.

Required Qualifications

• Interest and curiosity for large scale system administration, using modern principles: DevOps, SRE, IaC, Self-Service Operations.
• Curiosity and a strong eagerness to learn new things, understand the inner workings of computer systems ("under the hood"), and apply this understanding to solve real-world problems.
• Experience with Linux and Git.
• Knowledge of at least one (1) programming language. We mainly use Python.
• Working-level Proficiency in Greek. The role involves communication with Greek-speaking stakeholders and teams.

Bonus Qualifications

• At least one (1) year of proven work experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or a related role.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes is a strong plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field, or currently completing such a degree with expected graduation soon.
• Related personal projects or contributions to open-source projects.

• An exciting, dynamic and fast paced working environment that encourages team spirit, cooperation and continuous learning of state-of-the-art technology.
• A competitive remuneration package and benefits, international collaborations and an environment that fosters innovation.
• Training and participation in technical conferences.

GRNET is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals of varied backgrounds. Our policy ensures that no applicant is discriminated against based on race, age, color, gender identity and expression, disability, national origin, medical conditions, religion, parental status, or any legally protected characteristics.

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.