Ancestry

Site Reliability Engineer

Ancestry$106K — $118K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in a high-availability enterprise production environment
  • Expertise in managing AWS technologies and services using tools like New Relic
  • Experience in enterprise-level NOC or Command Center environments
  • Familiarity with AI workflows, prompt engineering, and AI SDLC practices
  • Proficient in scripting and automation with knowledge of languages like Python and Java

Responsibilities

  • Provide frontline technical support for complex cloud systems
  • Analyze monitoring tool data and respond to patterns or anomalies
  • Collaborate with development teams to enhance issue detection and resolution
  • Manage communication during outage events and coordinate with on-call support groups
  • Document incident cases and technical processes using automation tools

Benefits

  • Collaborative workplace culture
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Role in impactful projects connecting people with their past
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Pay equity and transparency initiatives
Full Job Description
You will help maintain high site availability and ensure the best customer experience through complex technical problem resolution, creating and improving procedures, facilitating communication, participating in active incidents, developing in-house tooling, and effectively leveraging AI agentic workflows. Your role is important to the success of Ancestry and requires both depth and breadth in many cloud operations technologies including an understanding of observability practices, incident management, and software development. You will participate in team meetings and team projects as assigned. You will split your time between active incident triage and mitigation, and software development and automation. What you'll do… • Provide frontline support, including the ability to provide technical solutions, for a complex system including a variety of cloud infrastructure technologies, databases, and network systems • Analyze data from monitoring tools and take appropriate actions based on patterns, outliers, or anomalies • Partner with development teams to find ways to reduce the time to issue detection and resolution • Manage bridges with on-call rotational support groups and executives during outage events or as deemed necessary • Report on Incident cases through our automation tools and ticket tracking system • Research, proof, and author technical documentation • Create and maintain AI agentic workflow context • Assist in automation and tool development to reduce toil • Participate in team meetings and team projects - both independently and as assigned • Be available to cover other shifts (i.e.: days, weekends, and holidays) • This position is for a night shift from 10 pm – 6 AM MST, Monday-Thursday. The Command Center is a 24x7x365 operation and you will work some holidays Who you are... • 4+ years in a continual, high-availability enterprise production environment • 4+ years in managing and monitoring AWS technologies and services with tools like New Relic or AWS Application Signals • 2+ years in an enterprise level NOC or Command Center environment • 2+ years in developing AI agentic workflows and knowledge of best practices in prompt engineering, context management, and AI SDLC • 4+ years in scripting, automation, and software development with knowledge of various languages (e.g. Python, Java,, Bash, Powershell) • Demonstrated logical thought processes through new technologies, systems, concepts and procedures, and the ability to use reports and data to improve operational results • Document issues leveraging defined processes • An understanding of TCP/IP LAN/WAN networking technologies and troubleshooting techniques, virtualization technologies • Knowledge of hardware or software-based firewalls, load balancers, intrusion detection systems and proxy servers • Knowledge of relational and NoSQL database technology query languages (MSSQL, MySQL, Cassandra and CouchDB, etc) • Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Harness, Chef, or Puppet Why Ancestry? Join a dedicated team working to connect millions of people with their past and enrich their futures. At Ancestry, you will play a role in pioneering legal solutions that shape the consumer genomics industry. Your contributions will help protect the privacy and stories of our customers while supporting a brand recognized and trusted around the world. We offer a collaborative workplace, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference. Compensation As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, Ancestry values pay transparency and pay equity. We are pleased to share the base hourly range for this position: $106,029 - $118,503 with eligibility for bonus, equity and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision. The actual salary will vary by geographic region and job experience. *Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20) and sb1162(1-1-23).

About Ancestry

Ancestry is a genealogy company that provides online access to historical records, family trees, and DNA testing services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lehi, Utah. Ancestry has a database of over 20 billion historical records and has helped millions of people discover their family history. The company offers a variety of subscription plans that provide access to different types of records and features. Ancestry also offers DNA testing services that can help people discover their ethnic origins and connect with relatives they may not have known about. Ancestry is one of the largest genealogy companies in the world.
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Size
1,300 employees
Industry
Founded
1983

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