Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Allegion is looking for a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to work as part of a highly engaged small team within a global organization of 12,000+ employees, representing 30+ brands (including Schlage, Von Duprin and LCN) focused on safety, security and access management.  You’ll work on solutions that will enable seamless access and help keep you and your loved ones safe and secure where they work, live and thrive. 

Allegion is seeking a highly motivated Lead Site Reliability Engineer to lead our SRE team designing solutions targeted at extending security technology. The ideal candidate should have proven expertise in leading, designing, developing and deploying a scalable, robust system using cloud technologies. 

What you’ll do: 

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of Site Reliability Engineers, promoting best practices in system architecture, reliability, and cloud security.Design, implement, and manage high-availability and fault-tolerant systems using Java, Spring, AWS, and cloud security best practices.Work with development teams to ensure that systems are designed with resiliency and security in mind.Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to track performance, availability, and security metrics across infrastructure and applications.Troubleshoot production issues related to performance, scaling, and security, ensuring that issues are resolved in a timely manner with minimal impact.Drive automation initiatives across infrastructure, security, and monitoring tasks, aiming to reduce manual intervention and improve efficiency.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design disaster recovery plans, backup strategies, and business continuity plans.Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to software development best practices and coding standards.Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in software development and apply them to enhance our software applications.Fix application bugs and validate them in lower environments, promoting fixes to the production environment using CI/CD pipelines.Collaborate with software engineering teams to build and deploy applications using best practices in reliability, observability, scalability, and security.Develop and implement automation tools and frameworks to streamline operational processes, reduce manual intervention, and improve efficiency.Build dashboards to measure KPIs and SLOs with a single pane of glass mindset.Participate in on-call rotations and respond to incidents, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact on users, thereby meeting SLOs/SLAs.

What we’re looking for:  

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.Strong proficiency in Java, Node.js, and the Spring Framework, with experience in building and maintaining cloud-native microservices.Demonstrated industry experience in providing hands-on technical expertise to design, develop, deploy, secure, and optimize cloud services.Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes, with the ability to design and implement distributed services that meet strict reliability and performance requirements.Proficiency in using monitoring, alerting, and log aggregation tools such as Sentry and the ELK Stack.Strong troubleshooting skills with experience in managing complex production incidents.Knowledgeable in disaster recovery, backup strategies, and high-availability principles.Expertise in writing reusable Terraform modules.Skilled in identifying bottlenecks and resolving issues across infrastructure and software platforms.Enthusiastic about working with a diverse range of services and technologies.
 

Technologies and practices we use: 

Java, Spring , React, Redux, Material UI, Tailwind RabbitMQ, RedisPostgres, Grafana, Sentry, ELK, Gitlab, GithubAWS , Azure Cloud Technologies,  Docker and Kubernetes Metrics driven decision making 
 

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:  

You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. 

You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us.  

You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!   

What You’ll Get from Us:  

Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”   

Unlimited Paid Time Off 

A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period  

Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses 

Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses 

Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury 

Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage 

Tuition Reimbursement   

Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards 

Employee Discounts through Perks at Work  

Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”  

Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching  

Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.  

The expected Base Salary Range: $149,650 - $198,650. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Bonus Eligible: Yes 

Apply Today! 

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!  

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role. 

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Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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