Site Reliability Engineer

EPAM is looking for a

Site Reliability Engineer

to join our Application Production Support (APS) team. In this role, you will support and enhance a world-class cash equities execution platform as part of a global team.

This position offers a hybrid setup, requiring regular office visits two days per week in Lisbon.

Your primary focus will be on ensuring the reliability, scalability and efficiency of trading systems by applying site reliability engineering best practices.

This position offers the opportunity to work with innovative, low-latency technology and gain hands‑on experience with modern financial markets, stock exchange organizations and algorithmic high‑frequency trading. You will collaborate with software engineering teams, automate processes, manage incidents and contribute to the continuous improvement of the production environment. This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced technical skills and make a direct impact on the technologies that drive today’s financial markets.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement monitoring, alerting and incident response strategies

Automate routine tasks and processes to reduce manual intervention and improve efficiency

Collaborate with software engineering teams to design and deploy reliable, scalable and efficient systems

Deploy production changes with precision, ensuring minimal disruption to services and maintaining platform integrity; rotation-based weekend work may be required

Manage incidents including detailed analysis and reporting to maintain high service levels

Participate in on-call rotations to provide support for critical systems and services

Requirements

Degree in computer science, information technology or a related field

Proven experience in a similar technical or engineering role

Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux systems and networking

Proficiency in programming and scripting (Unix/Linux shell, Python, Perl for scripting, any other programming language such as C, C++ or Java)

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as ITRS Geneos, Dynatrace, Prometheus or Grafana

Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex systems

Nice to have

Knowledge of financial markets and electronic trading

Experience with log management tools such as Splunk, ELK, Graylog or Loki

Experience with network monitoring tools such as Corvil

Familiarity with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB or KDB/q

Experience with messaging systems such as Tibco, Solace, IBM MQ, LBM or Kafka

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible, Terraform or similar

Prior experience in a high‑availability, high‑traffic environment

We offer

Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills

Variety of projects within one company

Being a part of a project following engineering excellence standards

Individual career path and professional growth opportunities

Internal events and communities

Flexible work hours

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