Site Reliability Engineer | Core Software Engineering Services Team

We are a global company with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. In these centers, we carry out the various stages of product development, from initial concept to mass production of ready-to-sell units. We embrace a vertically integrated business model with strategic design, manufacturing, distribution, sales and support centers around the world to maximize our value to customers.

Core Platform Technology (CPT) is the core of the company which helps all segments and engineers to have reliable and sustainable tools to perform the day-to-day business. The CPT operates using cutting edge technologies and cost efficient ensuring also business perspective and technologies stacks.

The Core Software Engineering Services (CSES) team is responsible for building and maintaining the tool stack in which our customers (colleagues across the whole company) perform daily business and monitoring the health and dependencies of the services.

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a hybrid role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require at least 3 days in the office each week. 

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the software delivery process.
• Manage containerized applications and their orchestration at scale.
• Automate infrastructure and system tasks using scripting.
• Integrate and manage a modern DevOps toolchain to enhance collaboration and workflow efficiency.
• Establish and provide training to development teams on operational processes and automations that promote software integrity and stability.
• Maintain accurate data to facilitate reporting on key reliability SLOs for multiple products/systems.
• Implement and manage monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health and performance.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of applications and services through proactive monitoring.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying and automating repetitive tasks.
• Participate in capacity planning to ensure software can scale sufficiently at peak time.
• Work collaboratively and professionally in a team environment with other Garmin associates to achieve goals.

• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or a similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline tools.
• Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Proficiency in scripting with Linux Shell and/or Python for automation.
• Deep understanding of monitoring and alerting best practices, with experience using Zabbix, Grafana or other monitoring tools.
• Deep understanding and experience with software engineering tools, including Git/GitHub, Docker, Jira, and Confluence.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.

Would be a plus:

•  Hands-on experience with Ansible.
• Familiarity with configuring monitoring platforms such as Zabbix, Grafana, and Uptrends.
• Knowledge of tools like Zuul, JFrog Artifactory.

Benefits to enhance your experience: 

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets. 

Yours exclusively when part of our team: 

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process. 

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.