The role IFS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) exists within the Unified Support organization/division. By being a part of a shift operation, a SRE will contribute towards providing 24x7x365 support to IFS customers across the globe within the Manufacturing industry vertical.
As a Senior SRE, you will be responsible for handling functional and technical issues reported by the customers, service requests along with problem and change management. This role involves collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure problem-solution fit, which ultimately lead towards customer success. You will also play a crucial role in development and maintenance of IFS's products and internal systems. Furthermore, within the capacity of Senior SRE, you will also mentor and guide other SREs regarding best practices.
Key Duties and Accountabilities
- Demonstrate proficiency in programming, debugging, and SQL skills
- Take ownership of functional/technical issues of customers’ and provide end-to-end resolution
- Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction at all times, whilst adhering to SLA, OLA, and KPI targets
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues
- Utilize technical expertise to develop innovative solutions and optimize product performance
- Continuously enhance product knowledge and be updated with the latest industry trends and advancements
- Accurately analyze and interpret customer’s requirements
- Apply best engineering and architectural concepts
- Participate in comprehensive training to develop expertise in a designated product area and Cloud technologies
- Ensure product performance and maintainability by adhering to IFS’ standards, guidelines, processes and tools
- Test and verify the solutions before proposing them to the customer
- Create and update relevant SOPs, FAQs, and other documentation to address known issues, workarounds, and service requests
- Provide initial RCA for long term, complex or major customer incidents
- Support the problem management team in performing postmortems, producing incident timelines, and identifying corrective actions
- Support or execute the implementation of corrective actions from the problem management process.
Required Personal Attributes
- Achieve deadlines and targets
- Manage time efficiently and effectively
- Work in international, multi-discipline and cross-functional teams
- Be flexible according to the demands of the role
- Read and understand technical documentation written in English
- Mentor and guide less experienced team members
- Problem-solving skills
- Adapt and respond accordingly based on information gathered during the process
- Business communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Organizational skills
- Multi-tasking skills
- Be a team player with a can-do attitude
- Proactiveness
- Language proficiency in English
- Be a self-learner
- Be accountable for personal work items
Required Technical Skills
A desirable candidate will possess at least 3 of the following skills and for each relevant skill, should either have 2 years of commercial experience or a suitable professional grade qualification.
- Knowledge in C#, .Net framework, Java, Oracle Database, and Scripting
- Expertise in GitHub and Kubernetes
- Microsoft SQL Server administration
- Exposure to GIT, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Azure Pipelines
- Azure service administration and operations
- Working knowledge of ERP systems
- Usage of ITSM tools in a service desk environment
Furthermore, technical skills on the following will be an added advantage.
- Windows & Linux Server administration
- Kubernetes/Docker operations and administration
- Weblogic Server administration
- Terraform/Ansible/Powershell scripting usage
Required Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- A university degree or an equivalent professional qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or similar.
- Understanding on Software Engineering or IT service management methodologies and best practices
- Experience in modern ticket/service desk tooling such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Desk, or a similar tool
- Experience in 24x7 service delivery in an SLA/KPI-driven environment
Desirable
- Hands-on functional experience working in Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Human Resources, Asset Management or Field Service Management etc.
- Experience in ITIL, ISO 20000, or a similar service delivery framework
- Experience in the provision of cloud computing services or IT service delivery
- Specialist technical qualifications such as;
- Windows Server MCP or Red Hat RHCE groups of qualifications
- Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP certifications
- Cisco CC or Juniper JNCP groups of qualifications
- CompTIA group of qualifications
Working Environment
- 24x7x365 operation based on a 5-team shift roster
- Overtime may be paid according to requirements of the business operation
- The role forms part of a 24x7x365 shift pattern.
- The role is nominally 37 hours a week, but extra hours may be needed to discharge all associated duties.
- The role includes remote working as part of its role.
As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.
We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.
IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 6,000 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.
