Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Arcadia is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (L4) to join our SRE/Platform Engineering team in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. This senior technical leadership role focuses on engineering execution, mentorship, and architectural ownership, without direct people management responsibilities. As a key member of our growing India SRE team, you will independently manage multi-week projects, make architectural decisions under ambiguity, and provide guidance to elevate the team's capabilities.
In this role, you will own and deliver SRE projects end-to-end, from scoping and design through implementation, testing, rollout, and documentation. You will serve as a technical anchor, conducting design reviews, assisting with complex debugging, and mentoring engineers to develop independent problem-solving skills. Your responsibilities include designing and implementing infrastructure solutions across AWS services using Terraform and CloudFormation, leading Kubernetes operations, evolving CI/CD pipelines, enhancing observability stacks, executing FinOps initiatives, managing database reliability, strengthening security posture, and troubleshooting complex production issues.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience in site reliability engineering, with a strong background in AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes operations, and CI/CD pipeline development. Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, and scripting languages is essential. You should possess excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to make sound architectural decisions under ambiguity, and a passion for mentoring and elevating team capabilities. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across time zones are also important.
Arcadia offers a remote-first culture, allowing you to work from anywhere in India with a reliable internet connection. We provide flexible PTO with no accrued hours and no limit on vacation days for exempt employees, 12 annual company-wide holidays, 10 days of sick leave, up to 4 weeks of bereavement leave, 2 volunteer days off, 2 professional development days off, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Additionally, we offer 75-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents.
At Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone’s voice is heard. Joining Arcadia means being part of a mission-driven company dedicated to transforming energy management and advancing sustainability.