Kronos Research
SeniorSREEngineer
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“Senior SRE Engineer at Kronos Research. Skills: Linux Systems, Cloud Operations, Container Orchestration, CI/CD. Localize Linux system issues. Write maintainable scripts”
Industry & Context.
Root-cause investigation; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Linux Systems localization, Bash / Shell scripting, Programming ability, Solid storage fundamentals, RAID levels, Filesystem selection, Snapshot and backup operations, NAS / shared storage operations, NFS / SMB operations, Public cloud experience, IaC tooling experience, Containerization and orchestration experience, CI/CD pipeline design, CI/CD pipeline operations, Own cross-service subsystem end-to-end
Nice to Have
Python proficiency, HPC scheduler experience, Parallel filesystem operations experience, Advanced Linux performance analysis, Kernel parameter tuning, DB operations experience, Low-latency network tuning, Cross-datacenter link optimization, LLM application development, Self-managed Kubernetes experience, GPU server operations, Integrating GPU resources into Slurm
What You'll Do.
Localize Linux system issues
Write maintainable scripts
Develop for data processing
Perform storage operations
Manage NAS operations
Manage shared storage operations
Operate public cloud environments
Implement IaC tooling
Manage containerization
Design CI/CD pipelines
Operate CI/CD pipelines
Own subsystem end-to-end
Drive problem discovery
Conduct root-cause investigation
Communicate rationale
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-service subsystem ownership
Communication Scope
Communicate progress; Communicate risks; Communicate rationale
Process & Methodology
Prioritization
Full Job Description
Responsibilities Linux Systems able to localize issues even without complete logs - Strong Bash / Shell scripting skills — able to write maintainable scripts that others can pick up - Programming ability for data processing, CLI tools, and API services; Python proficiency preferred - Solid storage fundamentals with hands-on experience: RAID levels and rebuild trade-offs, filesystem selection, snapshot and backup planning; NAS / shared storage (NFS / SMB) operations experience - Experience with at least one major public cloud (AWS / GCP / Alibaba Cloud) and IaC tooling (Terraform / CDK / Ansible) - Familiar with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) - CI/CD pipeline design and operations experience (GitLab CI / Jenkins / Airflow) - Able to own a cross-service subsystem end-to-end: design, implementation, documentation, handoff - **Strong autonomy**: can drive a problem from discovery, root-cause investigation, decision-making, to delivery with minimal supervision; able to make judgment calls under incomplete information and proactively communicate progress, risks, and rationale - **Self-directed**: doesn't wait for tickets — identifies problems worth solving and prioritizes them independently Nice to Have - HPC scheduler experience (Slurm / PBS / LSF) - Parallel filesystem operations experience (Lustre / GPFS / BeeGFS) - Advanced Linux performance analysis (perf, eBPF, ftrace) and kernel parameter tuning - DB operations experience (MySQL, ClickHouse) - Low-latency network tuning and cross-datacenter link optimization - LLM application development (LangChain, RAG, Agent, MCP) - Self-managed Kubernetes experience (Kubespray, kubeadm) - GPU server operations (single-node): NVIDIA driver / CUDA toolkit version management, `nvidia-smi` / DCGM monitoring, nvidia-container-toolkit integration, troubleshooting XID / ECC errors and thermal throttling - Experience or familiarity with integrating GPU resources into Slurm: GRES configuration, cgroup-based GPU i
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