Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Company Description
It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today - ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.
Job Description
Do you

• know Linux in various levels of diagnostics and troubleshooting?
• write code to automate repetitive tasks every time you face repetitive work?
• smile when you solve an issue in Frankfurt from your laptop in Sydney?

Answer 'yes' to these questions and we would like to hear from you. Go ahead, hit the Apply button and let's have a chat about your skills and experiences.
Want to know more about us?
Now that we have set the pace, keep reading if you want to understand more about the role and the SRE team. We hope it will be helpful.
Let's start with the role
As reliability engineer in the SRE team you will

• Provide relief and sustainable resolution to issues within our infrastructure.
• Use your experience in software development, systems engineering and networking to proactively prevent repeatable issues.
• Drive initiatives with partner teams to improve the reliability and performance of the infrastructure through improved system design.
• Drive a culture of intolerance to manual activity which results in a highly automated environment delivering scalable solutions.

Now a bit about the SRE team
The SRE team is a group of highly technical engineers who are tasked with maintaining and developing the reliability, scalability and performance of the ServiceNow infrastructure. The SRE is empowered to drive technical resolutions across the technology stack from hardware through to application and all stops in between. They are also tasked with driving forward the operability of the platform to drive down the number of incidents and to reduce MTTR.
To accomplish this the team combines software development, networking and systems engineering expertise with a strong desire to be challenged by problems of scale and complexity and to make services better for our customers.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role you have

• Knowledge of Linux systems.
• Coding experience, we normally prefer Python or JavaScript.
• Networking skills, IP addressing, routing protocols.
• Monitoring of systems, applications and networks.
• Uncompromising attention to detail.
• Ability to work one weekend day on a 4 days/week work.

We also have pluses!
These are not a 'must', but please highlight them on your resume if you have:
Experience in cloud architecture or web applications engineering. Experience in databases performance, replication, high availability. A bachelor's or master's degree in a technical area.
Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
Why ServiceNow
ServiceNow's DNA is built in purpose and values. We offer a culture of belonging, inclusivity, collaboration, and customer focus.
Work-life balance and well-being are our topmost priorities.
We offer flexible work arrangements.
We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits, and a professional atmosphere. This is a very collaborative and inclusive work environment where individuals strong in aptitude and attitude can grow their careers through working with some of the most advanced technologies and talented professionals in the business.
Additional Information
Work Personas
We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work. Learn more here .
Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
Accommodations
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Export Control Regulations
For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.
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