Senior Site Reliability Engineer

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Tempus, your primary responsibilities include collaborating with the SRE team to configure and deploy cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform, reviewing application requirements, and implementing monitoring and alerting systems for services. You'll advocate for best practices, influence development workflows, and ensure the reliability and scalability of our cloud solutions.

To be considered for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer role at Tempus, candidates should have experience managing cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. A background in agile environments, experience with containerized applications, and strong communication skills are also highly valued in this position.

Yes! At Tempus, we prioritize mentorship and continuous learning. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll have the chance to share your knowledge with peers while also expanding your skill set through various initiatives and collaborative projects within our cloud computing endeavors.

In the Senior Site Reliability Engineer position at Tempus, you will engage with a range of technologies, including AWS, GCP, Azure, and tools like Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and various monitoring and orchestration systems. This role provides the opportunity to explore innovative solutions in the healthcare technology space.

The work culture for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Tempus is collaborative and innovative. We foster an environment where team members support each other and share knowledge. Your contributions will directly impact healthcare technology, and you will benefit from a flexible work setting that allows for creativity and growth.

In answering this question, focus on specific projects where you managed cloud resources. Highlight any particular platforms you've worked with, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and detail how you streamlined processes, enhanced reliability, or reduced costs in those projects.

When asked about automation tools, discuss your experience with tools like Terraform or Ansible in provisioning and managing infrastructure. You can elaborate on specific tasks you automated and the impact it had on your team's efficiency and productivity.

For this question, describe your process for incident response, including monitoring, alerting, and post-incident analysis. Share an example of how you effectively resolved an issue and your involvement in improving system reliability afterwards.

Detail the programming languages you are familiar with, such as Python or Ruby, and specify how you've used them in automating tasks, integrating systems, or developing solutions within your SRE role.

This is an opportunity to showcase your problem-solving skills. Choose a relevant technical challenge, explain the context, the steps you took to diagnose the issue, the solutions you implemented, and the lessons you learned from the experience.

Discuss your deployment strategies, such as implementing CI/CD pipelines, the use of solid version control practices, and automated testing. Highlight how these practices contribute to the overall quality and reliability of software deployments.

Explain your methods of continuous learning, like attending conferences, following industry leaders, engaging with communities or forums, and dedicating time to hands-on experimentation with new tools and technologies.

Speak about the importance of teamwork in your role. Share examples of how you collaborated with developers, operations, and other stakeholders, emphasizing how this collaboration enhances service reliability and drives successful project outcomes.

Answer this question by detailing your familiarity with compliance frameworks like HIPAA or HITRUST. Discuss any relevant experiences securing cloud infrastructure to meet these standards and your approach to implementing best security practices.

In your response, connect your personal values and professional ambitions with Tempus’ mission in precision medicine. Explain how the organization’s focus on technology and innovation aligns with your career goals and your desire to contribute to impactful healthcare solutions.