Salesforce

Site Reliability Operations Engineer

Salesforce$94K — $142K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years in IT operations, incident management, or site reliability work; experience in high availability settings preferred.
  • Strong incident management skills; adept at making quick decisions under pressure.
  • Excellent communication skills; able to convey complex issues clearly to diverse audiences.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting across Windows and Linux environments and networking technologies.
  • Experience with cloud platforms and monitoring IT infrastructure; familiarity with AWS is a plus.
  • Understanding of the ITIL framework, particularly in incident, problem, and change management processes.
  • Related technical degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage major incidents impacting business operations as Incident Commander.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot enterprise systems, diagnosing complex problems.
  • Improve incident response by creating and enhancing runbooks and SOPs.
  • Coordinate emergency changes to resolve incidents and ensure business continuity.
  • Analyze incident data to identify trends and improve performance; present findings to stakeholders.
  • Lead problem management activities and document root cause analyses.
  • Participate in on-call rotation and handle escalations effectively.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive support resources for work-life balance.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools to enhance impact in the workplace.
  • Opportunities for continuous personal and professional development.
  • Supportive environment for career growth within a global team.
Full Job Description

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Job Category

Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure

Job Details

As a Site Reliability Operations Engineer you'll be part of our internal DET Site Reliability Operations team supporting our employees globally. This role combines incident command, reliability engineering, and hands-on technical support. You'll help keep critical systems running while working with teams across different time zones. 



What You’ll Actually Be Doing...
  • Respond to and manage major incidents affecting internal business operations. Serve as Incident Commander to coordinate technical teams, establish impact, and drive rapid service restoration.

  • Monitor and troubleshoot enterprise systems including infrastructure, applications, and network components. Use your technical skills to diagnose complex problems across multiple platforms and vendors before they impact users.

  • Work with teams globally to improve incident response by creating and improving runbooks, developing SOPs, and driving automation. 

  • Coordinate emergency changes and infrastructure updates to resolve incidents. Work with cross-functional teams to maintain business continuity during critical situations.

  • Analyze incident data and KPI metrics to identify trends. Develop actionable recommendations to reduce impact duration and improve performance, then present findings to stakeholders.

  • Lead problem management activities, investigating recurring incidents, documenting root cause analyses, and tracking known errors.

  • Participate in on-call rotation as part of regional coverage. Handle escalations during your shift and serve as Duty Manager for high severity incidents when needed.

  • Track on-call burden and surface toil reduction opportunities with measurable impact.


You’re Our Person If...
  • 5-8 years in IT operations, incident management, or site reliability work. Experience in a 24x7 high availability environment with enterprise systems preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage high severity incidents under pressure. Establish impact, evaluate solutions with subject matter experts, and make decisions that balance technical and business needs.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to explain complex technical issues to both technical and executive audiences. Create clear incident updates and status reports.

  • Demonstrated technical troubleshooting ability across Windows and Linux servers, networking, cloud platforms, and virtualization technologies. Diagnose problems quickly using logs, monitoring tools, and common diagnostic approaches.

  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and monitoring of IT infrastructure. You should know core cloud concepts and be comfortable with monitoring tools.

  • Understanding of ITIL framework, particularly incident, problem, and change management processes.

  • A related technical degree required.



Even Better If...
  • Salesforce platform experience and certifications
  • Industry certifications like ITIL, AWS, CCNA, MCSA, or RHCE

  • Scripting ability in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages to help automate, reduce manual work, and improve efficiency.

  • Experience with monitoring and visualization tools like Splunk, Grafana, or Tableau. Ability to analyze data and identify trends for improving reliability.

  • Background with automation tools like Puppet or Chef

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