Site Reliability Engineer - SIEM

Description :

- Primary focus is on Monitoring & Tools Engineer role here, therefore focus on the ones below :

- Hands on experience working with monitoring/alerting topics : SIEM, Syslog, Netflow, good understanding of environmental log structure/syntax and concepts.

- Monitoring / Alerting implementation and improvements knowledge in Grafana, Kibana, RegEx, Elasticsearch queries.

- Design and build of custom dashboards in Grafana, alert configuration, report setup assuring application performance and infrastructure health monitoring.

Tools in details like this :

Grafana :

- Proficiency in setting up and configuring Grafana dashboards to visualize data.

- Experience with integrating Grafana with various data sources such as Prometheus, InfluxDB, or Graphite.

- Skills in creating custom queries and alerts within Grafana.

ELK Stack :

- Deep understanding of Elasticsearch for storing and searching log data.

- Experience with Logstash for data collection, transformation, and shipping.

- Skills in configuring Kibana for visualizing data and creating interactive dashboards.

Data Analysis and Visualization :

- Ability to analyze and interpret monitoring data to identify trends and anomalies.

- Skills in creating meaningful visualizations that aid in decision-making and problem-solving.

Monitoring and Alerting :

- Experience in setting up alerts and notifications based on monitoring data.

- Ability to implement automated responses to alerts to maintain system reliability.

Performance Tuning :

- Skills in optimizing the performance of monitoring tools and ensuring they scale with system growth.

- Understanding of metrics and logs that are critical for system reliability.

Scripting and Automation :

- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Ruby for automating monitoring tasks.

- Experience in using tools like Cron or Jenkins for scheduling automated tasks.

Security and Compliance :

- Awareness of security best practices in monitoring and logging systems.

- Experience ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Moving regular networking knowledge to a secondary skillset :

System Reliability Engineering (SRE) Principles :

- Knowledge of SRE practices to enhance system reliability, availability, and performance.

- Experience with incident management and root cause analysis.