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Site Reliability Engineer /Cloud

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Site Reliability Engineer /Cloud

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Hiring Remotely in India

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Mid level

Security • Software

The Role

Manage and improve live cloud and SaaS infrastructure supporting millions of customers. Responsibilities include AWS operations, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure monitoring, incident response, software releases, corrective actions, work planning, and participation in weekday and weekend on-call rotations. The role requires Linux, containerization, Terraform, scripting, networking, database, observability, cybersecurity threat, compliance, and AI-assisted development knowledge.

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About Us

Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.

Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary

Central Operations is responsible for delivering the infrastructure to provide customer facing systems and cloud services to Sophos customers. The job role requires skill with Linux, cloud computing, automation, CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments and incident management response.

What you will do

Carry personal responsibility for high quality changes to a live IT / SaaS infrastructure

Manage key operational systems on which millions of customers depend

Create estimates and work plans then deliver according to those plans in an agile manner

Participate in a weekday / weekend on-call rotation

Occasionally carry out changes outside of normal working hours

Monitor existing infrastructure, identify areas of weakness and propose improvements

Take corrective action, as a first point of contact, to resolve incidents escalated from Technical Support, IT and development communities and escalate where appropriate

Provide incident response and coordination, ensuring issue resolution and helping co-ordinate multiple resources

Publish software updates as required meeting product release schedules, monitoring load on infrastructure and support, taking corrective action where possible and flagging issues with management

What you will bring

2-4 years of hands on technical knowledge with Amazon Web services (AWS)

Knowledge of AWS services including EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, SSM, S3 and Secrets Manager

Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and able to apply them responsibly to improve productivity

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins / GitHub Actions or equivalent

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools with Terraform or equivalent

Familiarity with Database(s) e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDS, Mongo NoSQL

Monitoring and Alerting Tools such as PagerDuty, Datadog, CloudWatch, Logz.io or equivalent

Experience with Bash and python scripting

IP networking - LAN & WAN

Ability to adapt to new technology

Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing

Knowledge of malware/spam/network threats

Ability to interface with Senior Leaders

Comfortable working in a detailed driven environment

Familiarity with GenAI tools such as GitHub CoPilot, Cursor

Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC2, FedRamp, etc.)

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At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

What's Great About Sophos?

· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.

· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge

· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

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Skills Required

2–4 years of hands-on technical experience with Amazon Web Services
Knowledge of AWS EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, SSM, S3, and Secrets Manager
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
Familiarity with MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDS, MongoDB, or other databases
Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as PagerDuty, Datadog, CloudWatch, or Logz.io
Experience with Bash and Python scripting
Knowledge of IP networking, including LAN and WAN
Ability to adapt to new technology
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of malware, spam, and network threats
Ability to interface with senior leaders
Comfort working in a detailed-driven environment
Familiarity with generative AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Cursor
Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and FedRAMP

Sophos Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sophos and has not been reviewed or approved by Sophos.

Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is positioned as broad, with company-wide wellness days plus dedicated learning days and paid volunteer time.
Parental & Family Support — Family-related leave appears more comprehensive than baseline offerings, including paid parental leave, caregiver leave, and extended bereavement leave.
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is emphasized through always-available assistance resources and a Calm subscription, suggesting a lifestyle-oriented benefits approach.

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The Company

HQ: Abingdon

3,747 Employees

Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

Cybersecurity Evolved. As a worldwide leader in next-generation cybersecurity, Sophos protects nearly 400,000 organizations of all sizes in more than 150 countries from today’s most advanced cyberthreats. Powered by SophosLabs – a global threat intelligence and data science team – Sophos’ cloud-native and AI-enhanced solutions secure endpoints (laptops, servers and mobile devices) and networks against evolving cybercriminal tactics and techniques, including automated and active-adversary breaches, ransomware, malware, exploits, data exfiltration, phishing, and more.