Job Title - Site Reliability Engineering Lead
Job Level: P3
Department: Corp Business Systems
Work Location:Chennai
Trimble is looking for a Site Reliability Engineering Lead to join Business Systems.
Our team is building the platform fuelling Trimble’s digital transformation. We take a cloud-first approach to deliver customer-centric experiences & platform web services that are used by Trimble product teams and Trimble partners. As a Solutions Engineer, you’ll be a vital part of Trimble’s Engagement Team for Digital Transformation. This team enables and aids Trimble’s product teams and partners with adopting and integrating Trimble cloud services with a customer-centric ideology always in mind. You will be an expert of Business Systems services, building, proving out, and communicating the value of the platform that is enabling Trimble’s Digital Transformation.
Role Objectives
Become well-versed in the opportunities and challenges of the business and Trimble’s customers.
Become an expert in Business Systems services, especially the interfaces—APIs, protocols (e.g. OAuth), and user interfaces.
Establish, then utilize tight working relationships with stakeholders across the company, especially Trimble’s engineering community
Prototype and create proofs of concept as required. Leverage your team in this effort to come up with solution proposals iteratively.
Scope and deploy new integrations.
Investigate, diagnose, and solve customer integration issues.
Effectively communicate technical issues with stakeholders in non-technical language.
Contribute to utilities and SDKs to help integration and migration efforts
What Skills & Experience You Should Bring
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience: 7+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure roles with at least 2+ years in a leadership or mentoring capacity.
Deep AWS expertise (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudFormation/Terraform, etc.).
Strong knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
Proven experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar).
Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS).
Expertise in monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.).
Strong scripting or programming background (Python, Bash, or Go).
Sound understanding of networking, security, and identity/access management in the cloud.
Experience designing high-availability and disaster recovery strategies for critical workloads.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills with the ability to influence across teams.
Desired Skills
AWS or other Cloud Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.).
Experience with AIOps, Serverless Architectures, and event-driven systems.
Familiarity with FinOps practices and cost optimization frameworks.
Experience with SaaS monitoring tools (Datadog, New Relic, Sumo Logic, PagerDuty).
Exposure to Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases.
Proven track record of leading cross-functional reliability initiatives or platform-wide automation projects.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.
Join a Values-Driven Team: Belong, Grow, Innovate.
At Trimble, our core values of Belong, Grow, and Innovate aren't just words—they're the foundation of our culture. We foster an environment where you are seen, heard, and valued (Belong); where you have an opportunity to build a career and drive our collective growth (Grow); and where your innovative ideas shape the future (Innovate). We believe in empowering local teams to create impactful strategies, ensuring our global vision resonates with every individual. Become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 7+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
- 2+ years in a leadership or mentoring capacity
- Deep AWS expertise (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudFormation/Terraform)
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation
- Proven experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS)
- Expertise in monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, etc.)
- Strong scripting or programming background (Python, Bash, or Go)
- Sound understanding of networking, security, and identity/access management in the cloud
- Experience designing high-availability and disaster recovery strategies for critical workloads
Trimble Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Trimble and has not been reviewed or approved by Trimble.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback, plus RSUs in some roles, makes equity participation accessible. The ESPP is often highlighted as a standout part of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave in the U.S. is characterized as solid and well-regarded. This support is repeatedly positioned as a strength within the broader benefits offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous, with some groups using flexible or unlimited models. Paid holidays and flexible time-off approaches contribute meaningfully to work-life support.
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What We Do
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com. Trimble products are used in over 141 countries around the world. Employees in more than 30 countries, coupled with a highly capable network of dealers and distribution partners serve and support customers worldwide. As the market leader in most of our businesses, we offer a compelling value proposition to our customers based on productivity, return on investment and environmental stewardship. Come position yourself with an innovative industry leader and position yourself for success.
