Senior Site Reliability Engineer - On-Premise

The Role

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - On-Premise

We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to be part of the On-Premise team in the Infrastructure Engineering group.

As we deliver real-time player tracking, sport analytics and broadcast augmentation to more customers worldwide, we are looking to scale from hundreds of sport arenas to thousands.

Specifically, you can expect to :

• Design and code end-to-end processes enabling untrained staff to autonomously prepare, install and monitor all Linux servers and networking devices installed in 100+ sport venues
• Design and code end-to-end processes enabling developers to autonomously deploy and monitor our player tracking and augmentation applications
• Take ownership of long-term technical efforts and articulate design choices to technical and non-technical people
• Collaborate closely with teammates to solve problems, share knowledge and provide actionable feedback
• Participate in an on-call rotation that emphasizes eliminating repeating escalations
• Visit the Lausanne office 2 times per week

Minimum Qualifications

• EU / EFTA citizen or residency permit in Switzerland (B or C)
• 5+ years experience in SRE with Linux
• Strong understanding of the entire Linux server stack : OS boot and installation, systemd, networking, container deployment, logging, metrics & monitoring, out-of-band management, etc...
• Strong experience designing robust automation processes for a large inventory of on-premise servers
• Strong experience contributing to a large automation code base using Ansible or a similar platform
• Proficient with Bash scripting and Python programming
• Ability to communicate efficiently and articulate concepts based on the audience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with remote fleet management without easy physical access
• Experience designing large-scale automation processes for network routers and switches
• Strong understanding of OSI network layers 2 and 3, ability to assess network conditions at customer sites : explain packet loss or fragmentation, cabling or NIC defects, bandwidth evaluation locally and to cloud
• Experience with AWS EC2, S3, VPC, IAM
• Experience with Nvidia GPU driver installation and monitoring

Our Stack :

• Languages and frameworks : Ansible, Bash, Python
• Servers : Ubuntu Linux, Nvidia GPUs
• Cloud : Ansible AWX, Tailscale, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS cloud

Our Work Environment and What You Will Benefit From

• Become part of the world of elite sports, build systems that support data analytics and augmentation for the best leagues
• Enjoy an innovative and dynamic environment that encourages self-development
• Develop automation solutions that directly improve the daily work of dozens of operational staff and developers

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days holiday per year + extra holidays between Christmas and New Year's Eve
• Improved insurance plan, including accident, loss of earnings in case of sickness and occupational plan
• Office location only 2-min walk from the Lausanne train station

The base salary range for this role is CHF 140,000 - CHF 150,000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay for this role is including seniority and relevant educational and working experience.

Second Spectrum, part of Genius Sports Group, is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers, and our staff.

We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender identity or re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status).

Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.