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Joining us means becoming part of a Consulting team that’s at the top of its game and growing. Working with the best people and technology in the market, you’ll tackle meaningful projects that transform the future for high-profile local and international clients. And you’ll do it as part of a people-first culture that’s supportive, collaborative and, above all, welcoming.

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Why you'll enjoy this new opportunity

At Deloitte, our purpose is to make an impact that matters, and as a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be at the forefront of delivering on this promise by ensuring the seamless operation and resilience of our critical systems.

This role offers a unique challenge: to blend your software engineering prowess with deep systems knowledge to build and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and efficient infrastructure. You will be instrumental in automating complex operations, solving intricate technical challenges, and driving continuous improvement, directly impacting our ability to deliver exceptional services.

This is an opportunity to lead significant initiatives, innovate with cutting-edge technologies, and make a tangible difference in the stability and performance of our digital landscape.

Key skills and prior experience that align well with this position

To excel in this position, you should possess a robust foundation in software engineering and systems architecture. This includes multiple years of hands-on programming experience in languages such as Python, Go, or Java, coupled with expertise in major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
A strong background in infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes are essential.
Your proven ability to monitor, debug, and optimise distributed systems will be key to your success.

Success in the Role: Performance Outcomes

You will be expected to achieve several key performance outcomes. This includes successfully designing, building, and maintaining scalable infrastructure components that enhance system reliability.
You will also significantly contribute to automating operational tasks, leading to improved efficiency and reduced manual intervention. A critical outcome will be the implementation and continuous improvement of application monitoring, directly impacting performance and stability.
You will actively participate in developing and implementing disaster recovery and incident management strategies, strengthening our overall system resilience.

What type of work will I be doing?

As a Site Reliability Engineer, your work will involve a dynamic mix of engineering, automation, and operational responsibilities. While exact percentages may vary, you can expect your time to be broadly allocated as follows:

Infrastructure Design & Maintenance: Designing, building, and maintaining scalable infrastructure and systems.
Automation & Efficiency: Automating operational tasks and managing CI/CD pipelines for seamless software delivery.
Monitoring & Optimisation: Implementing application monitoring, optimising system availability, latency, and performance metrics, and performing root cause analysis.
Collaboration & Best Practices: Collaborating with developers to improve application architecture and deployment, and consulting on reliability best practices.
Documentation & On-Call: Writing and maintaining infrastructure and operational documentation and participating in on-call shifts for distributed applications.

Where is this role based?

This role is based in Dublin.
We operate a hybrid working model, blending office-based collaboration with remote work flexibility, allowing you to balance personal and professional commitments effectively. There may be requirements for occasional travel to client sites as needed to support project delivery and client engagement. For more information on our flexible working approach, please visit our Deloitte Works webpage.

Rewards and Benefits of working at Deloitte Ireland

At Deloitte, your reward is competitive and supports our purpose of helping you never stop growing. We believe in investing in our people's personal and professional development and empowering their work-life balance. We offer a range of supports and benefits that suit you, wherever you are in life, including health and well-being, pension, savings, learning & development and enhanced leave options. You'll also be part of an inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your full self to work every day. For more review our Rewards & Benefits webpage

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

What we offer

Your reward at Deloitte is competitive, supports our purpose and enables our people to never stop growing. Your reward at Deloitte is not just your salary, we believe in investing in our people's personal and professional development and empowering their work-life balance. Our ambition is to achieve gender equality and enable continuous growth. We offer supports and benefits that suit you, wherever you are in life, including health and well-being, pension, savings, training, coaching and enhanced leave options among others.

Keep on being you. Bring your full, absolute self to work, every day. Explore, question and collaborate. Stretch your thinking, while building a career that inspires and energises you. And, whatever motivates you, keep growing both professionally and personally – because when you make an impact that matters, we do too.

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