Site Reliability Engineer Trainee

Trainee, Site Reliability

Site Reliability Engineer Trainee
Are you our “TYPE”?

Monotype Global
Named "One of the Most Innovative Companies in Design" by Fast Company, Monotype brings brands to life through type and technology that consumers engage with every day.
The company's rich legacy includes a library that can be traced back hundreds of years, featuring famed typefaces like Helvetica, Futura, Times New Roman and more.
Monotype also provides a first-of-its-kind service that makes fonts more accessible for creative professionals to discover, license, and use in our increasingly digital world. We work with the biggest global brands, and with individual creatives, offering a wide set of solutions that make it easier for them to do what they do best: design beautiful brand experiences.

Monotype Solutions India
Monotype Solutions India is a strategic center of excellence for Monotype and is a certified Great Place to Work® three years in a row. The focus of this fast-growing center spans Product Development, Product Management, Experience Design, User Research, Market Intelligence, Research in areas of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning, Innovation, Customer Success, Enterprise Business Solutions, and Sales.
Headquartered in the Boston area of the United States and with offices across 4 continents, Monotype is the world’s leading company in fonts. It’s a trusted partner to the world’s top brands and was named “One of the Most Innovative Companies in Design” by Fast Company.
Monotype brings brands to life through the type and technology that consumers engage with every day. The company's rich legacy includes a library that can be traced back hundreds of years, featuring famed typefaces like Helvetica, Futura, Times New Roman, and more. Monotype also provides a first-of-its-kind service that makes fonts more accessible for creative professionals to discover, license, and use in our increasingly digital world.
We are looking for enthusiastic and driven fresh graduates to join our team as Trainee- Site Reliability Engineers.
This role is designed for individuals who are passionate about cloud infrastructure, system reliability, and modern production environments. You will work closely with senior engineers to learn how large-scale SaaS and E-commerce platforms are monitored, supported, and continuously improved.
This is a structured learning role with exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, monitoring systems, and production support practices.

What you’ll be doing:
•Assist in monitoring production systems and identifying potential issues.
•Support the 24x7 operations team under guidance from senior engineers.
•Perform basic troubleshooting of application and infrastructure issues.
•Learn incident management processes and escalation procedures.
•Help maintain dashboards and monitoring alerts.
•Assist in log analysis using tools like CloudWatch, Grafana, ELK, or Prometheus.
•Learn how to write basic scripts (Shell/Python) to automate simple tasks.
•Document troubleshooting steps and contribute to operational runbooks.
•Participate in post-incident discussions to understand root cause analysis.
•Gain exposure to Kubernetes (EKS), cloud infrastructure, and microservices architecture.
•Gradually take ownership of small operational tasks as confidence grows.

What we’re looking for:
•0–1 year of experience (internship/project experience acceptable).
•Basic understanding of Linux (Windows knowledge is a plus).
•Fundamental knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP).
•Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred – EC2, S3, RDS, Route53).
•Familiarity with at least one monitoring or logging tool (academic/project exposure acceptable).
•Basic scripting knowledge (Shell, Python, or similar).
•Understanding of Agile methodologies (theoretical knowledge acceptable).
•Good communication skills (English required).
•Strong willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
•Analytical mindset and attention to detail.
•Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Growth & Development Opportunities:
•Structured mentorship from experienced SRE and Platform Engineers.
•Hands-on exposure to AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and microservices environments.
•Opportunity to move into full-time SRE / DevOps / Platform Engineering roles based on performance.
•Gradual participation in 24x7 production support rotation once ready.

Monotype is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Experience Level

Entry Level