Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)Company: Throne SolutionsLocation: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)Employment Type: Full-Time Freelance ContractWork Arrangement: OnsiteExperience: 5–8 YearsNumber of Positions: 2Salary / Rate: SAR 15,000 – 17,000 per monthJob SummaryThrone Solutions is seeking experienced Site Reliability Engineers (SRE) to join our technical team in Riyadh, KSA on a full-time freelance contract.The SRE will be responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, scalability, performance, and security of enterprise applications and infrastructure. The role combines systems engineering, cloud operations, automation, monitoring, incident management, and DevOps practices.The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Linux/Windows systems, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, monitoring, automation, and production operations.Key ResponsibilitiesSite Reliability & Production OperationsEnsure high availability, reliability, and performance of production systems.Monitor infrastructure and application health across production environments.Identify and resolve performance, availability, and capacity issues.Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes.Provide L2/L3 support for critical production incidents.Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent corrective actions.Participate in planned maintenance, upgrades, and production deployments.Support 24x7 operations and on-call activities when required.Monitoring & ObservabilityImplement and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions.Monitor system availability, CPU, memory, storage, network, application performance, and service health.Develop dashboards and meaningful alerts for proactive issue detection.Work with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Elastic Stack, Splunk, Datadog, Nagios, or Zabbix.Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs.Reduce alert noise and improve incident detection and response.Cloud InfrastructureAdminister and support cloud infrastructure across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.Manage compute, storage, networking, IAM, and cloud monitoring services.Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and connectivity issues.Support cloud migration, optimization, and modernization initiatives.Implement best practices for cloud availability, scalability, security, and cost optimization.Kubernetes & ContainersDeploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications.Support Kubernetes clusters in production environments.Troubleshoot pods, deployments, services, ingress, networking, and persistent volumes.Work with Docker and Kubernetes technologies.Monitor cluster health and resource utilization.Support Kubernetes upgrades, scaling, and availability improvements.Automation & Infrastructure as CodeAutomate repetitive operational and infrastructure tasks.Develop scripts and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.Use Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational processes.Improve operational efficiency through automation and self-healing mechanisms.CI/CD & DevOpsSupport and maintain CI/CD pipelines.Work with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.Automate application and infrastructure deployment processes.Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment reliability.Implement rolling, blue-green, or canary deployment strategies where applicable.Support version control and release-management processes.Incident & Problem ManagementRespond to production incidents within defined SLAs.Participate in troubleshooting high-priority and critical incidents.Perform detailed root-cause analysis.Prepare incident reports and post-incident reviews.Identify recurring issues and implement preventive measures.Maintain operational runbooks and knowledge-base documentation.Coordinate with application, network, security, database, and infrastructure teams during major incidents.Required Technical SkillsLinux / Windows administrationAWS / Azure / GCPKubernetesDocker / ContainersCI/CDGitTerraform / AnsiblePython / Bash / PowerShellPrometheus / GrafanaELK / Splunk or similar monitoring platformsTCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, load balancing, and network troubleshootingIncident and problem managementInfrastructure automationProduction supportRequired Experience5–8 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, Cloud Operations, Systems Engineering, or Production Engineering.Strong experience supporting business-critical production environments.Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and automation.Experience troubleshooting complex production incidents.Experience with monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability.Practical experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments.Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.Strong understanding of reliability, scalability, and high-availability concepts.Preferred CertificationsAWS Certified Solutions Architect / DevOps EngineerMicrosoft Azure Administrator / Azure DevOps EngineerCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)HashiCorp Terraform AssociateRed Hat certificationsITIL certificationKey Performance IndicatorsProduction availability and uptime.SLA/SLO adherence.Mean Time to Detect (MTTD).Mean Time to Recovery/Resolve (MTTR).Reduction in recurring incidents.Successful automation and operational efficiency improvements.Deployment success rate.Monitoring and alerting effectiveness.Quality and timeliness of RCA and post-incident documentation.Candidate ProfileThe ideal candidate should have:Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.A proactive approach to reliability and automation.Ability to work effectively during high-severity production incidents.Strong communication and documentation skills.Ability to collaborate with development, network, security, database, and infrastructure teams.Ability to work independently in an onsite customer environment.Willingness to participate in scheduled maintenance and on-call support when required.Contract & Compensation DetailsRequirementDetailsJob TitleSite Reliability Engineer (SRE)CompanyThrone SolutionsLocationRiyadh, KSAPositions2Experience5–8 YearsEmployment TypeFull-Time Freelance ContractWork ArrangementOnsiteSalary / RateSAR 15,000 – 17,000 per monthPrimary SkillsSRE, Cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, Automation, MonitoringPreferred CertificationsAWS / Azure / CKA / TerraformCandidates whose salary expectations fall within SAR 15,000–17,000 per month and who have strong production support, cloud, Kubernetes, automation, monitoring, and incident-management experience are encouraged to apply.