Senior Site Reliability Engineer — Observability Engineer | NordVPN

At NordLayer, we’re building cybersecurity that scales with the business.

A toggle-ready platform that helps modern teams thrive—without the security headaches. Trusted by 11,000+ global companies, NordLayer plugs into any tech stack and protects users across borders.

Your impact? Helping businesses stay protected and moving forward with future-ready network security.

NordVPN runs a global edge infrastructure serving millions of users. Knowing what's happening across that infrastructure - in real time, at scale, without drowning in noise - is what this role exists to solve.

We're looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer focused on observability: designing monitoring systems, improving signal quality, reducing alert fatigue, and collaborating with data teams on anomaly detection. You'll own how we understand the health and behavior of our distributed systems.

Main Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and improve monitoring pipelines and observability tooling across globally distributed infrastructure

• Define and implement service-level monitoring based on golden signals (latency, traffic, errors, saturation)

• Reduce alert fatigue - build meaningful, actionable alerts that engineers trust

• Develop and maintain custom exporters, scripts, and integrations for metrics and log collection

• Collaborate with the data team on anomaly detection and data-driven operational insights

• Understand service signals - know what to measure, why, and what the numbers actually mean

Core Requirements:
• Distributed systems observability - monitoring architecture, signal design, dashboarding

• Golden signal thinking - you design monitoring around what matters, not what's easy to measure

• Alert design - reducing noise, building actionable alerts, managing on-call sanity

• Python - scripting, custom exporters, automation, data processing

• Linux administration and debugging

• Networking fundamentals

Bonus Points For:
• SaltStack

• Advanced networking - traffic analysis, protocol-level debugging

• Advanced data knowledge - aggregation strategies, downsampling, cardinality management, retention trade-offs

• Proven track record of onboarding new systems/services into monitoring from scratch

• Familiarity with agentic engineering - Claude Code, LLM integrations, MCP workflows

Tools You Will Use :
• Naemon (Nagios) and Gearmand

• Prometheus-based exporters

• Telegraf

• Fluent Bit

• VictoriaMetrics ecosystem

• OpenSearch

• Grafana

Salary Range :
• Gross Salary 5800-7400 EUR/Month

What We Offer

Innovate with industry leaders
Work alongside global experts to build world-leading cybersecurity tools, impacting millions of users around the world.

Learn & grow
Boost your skills via our extensive training programs (online and offline) & other resources. Benefit from mentorship and career-switch opportunities to grow within the company.

Work in a next-gen Cyber City office
Thrive in our bustling office, featuring ergonomic workspaces, modern meeting rooms, engaging events, and specialty coffee to fuel your day.

Hybrid work
Enjoy the flexibility with 3 office days and working from home for the remaining 2.

Work from anywhere
Recharge with a change of scenery – choose work from any location when you feel a need to power your creativity and drive.

Physical well-being
Boost your health with free-of-charge 24/7 gym access, onsite and online workouts, and consultations led by in-house Physical Well-Being experts.

Mental & emotional health
Nurture your mind with free psychologist consultations, dedicated mental health events, and premium access to top-rated wellness apps like Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic.

Premium healthcare
Receive private health insurance giving you peace of mind for your health needs.

Extra days off
Enjoy additional vacation days off as you grow with us. Plus, get extra days for sick leave, special occasions, or parenting needs.

Joyful moments – special treats
Celebrate life’s big moments with special gifts from us on your birthday, anniversary, and other major events, such as weddings or the arrival of a new family member.

Company events & team-building
Experience iconic Nord Security celebrations, team-buildings, and knowledge-sharing events, nurturing bonds that fuel our success.

Workation
Embark on a legendary company getaway abroad, filled with exciting activities, live concerts, engaging workshops, and epic time together.

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