McAfee

Site Reliability Engineer

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Cork, Ireland or Westminster, United KingdomMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement solutions that improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of software and applications.
  • Install, configure, and test operating systems, application systems, and system management tools.
  • Develop Python automation and emergency recovery procedures to reduce manual toil and improve reliability.
  • Design Jenkins and Groovy-based release automation frameworks using configuration and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
  • Monitor production systems, manage configuration and performance changes, and resolve incidents.
  • Automate monitoring, alerting, availability, scalability, and BCDR-ready recovery processes.
  • Deploy and manage virtual environments in cloud and on-premises data centers.
  • Report reliability metrics, incident trends, and improvement initiatives to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Manage work in Jira and create knowledge articles in Confluence.
  • Participate in optional paid out-of-hours on-call escalation duties.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, software development, or related roles.
  • Experience with cloud service providers such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
  • Experience with Windows and Mac OS.
  • Experience with scripting languages including Python.
  • Knowledge of Confluence and Jira or other SDLC collaboration tools.
  • Ability to troubleshoot root causes, develop and track performance or other change metrics, and make data-driven decisions.
  • Ability to influence operational reliability architecture, work independently and collaboratively, prioritize multiple deadlines, and drive change.
  • Working knowledge of AI and agentic tools is a plus.

Benefits

  • Bonus program.
  • Pension and retirement plans.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off and paid parental leave.
  • Support for community involvement.
  • Based in the UK or Ireland; candidates must already live in one of these locations, with no relocation assistance.
  • Occasional onsite attendance may be required; the posting is tagged remote.
  • Work 5 days in 7 to cover content releases 363 days per year.
  • Optional additional paid out-of-hours on-call duties.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformGroovyJenkinsmacOSPythonWindows

Categories

Site Reliability
McAfee

About McAfee

5,001-10,000 employees

McAfee builds consumer and small business cybersecurity software, including antivirus, identity and privacy protection, and VPN services that run across PCs and mobile devices. It sells primarily via subscriptions and OEM/ISP partnerships, and focuses on detection, threat intelligence, and allowlisting to reduce false positives. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in San Jose, it is a privately held company owned by private-equity firm Advent International.

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