Operations Engineer

Posted:
10/5/2025, 11:51:52 PM

Location(s):
Western Province, Sri Lanka ⋅ Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Software Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Opportunity 

We are currently on the lookout for a Technical Operations Engineer to join our team. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues within SLAs 

  • Monitoring application performance using DataDog; diagnose and address anomalies 

  • Working closely with end-users and engineering teams to ensure efficient issue resolution 

  • Documenting incidents and findings in postmortems to contribute to continuous improvement efforts 

  • Automating routine tasks to improve efficiency and prevent recurring issues 

  • Identifying opportunities to enhance service management processes by streamlining workflows and reducing manual tasks 

  • Providing 24/5 support on a rotating roster to ensure continuous application availability 

Requirements: 

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering or related field 

  • 1–2 years of experience in technical application support, preferably with e-commerce or web applications 

  • Troubleshooting skills across front-end and back-end web applications, including APIs, networking, and connectivity issues 

  • Familiarity with web technologies such as Node.js and React.js for collaboration with development teams 

  • Knowledge of AWS, Linux, networking fundamentals, and SQL 

  • Basic scripting abilities in Shell or Python to automate tasks 

  • Introductory knowledge of NoSQL databases and Kafka Streams/event-driven processing 

  • An understanding of modern application architectures such as microservices and client-server models 

  • Experience with incident management and ticketing tools like ServiceNow 

  • The ability to perform sanity tests and support root cause analysis with guidance 

  • Exposure to monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Datadog) is a plus 

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills for cross-team collaboration 

  • An eagerness to learn, adapt, and contribute to workflow automation and process improvements 

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect and ITIL certification are advantageous 

  • Experience with tools like Power BI or Tableau to generate insights and support data-driven decisions for system optimization are advantageous 

  

Benefits:  

  • US dollar-linked compensation 

  • Performance-based annual bonus 

  • Performance rewards and recognition 

  • Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes 

  • Paid birthday leave 

  • Team engagement allowance 

  • Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws 

  • Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments  

  • Hybrid work arrangement 

    

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Sysco

Website: https://sysco.com/

Headquarter Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1969

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Electrical Distribution ⋅ Food and Beverage ⋅ Food Delivery ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Hospitality ⋅ Logistics ⋅ Marketing ⋅ Meat and Poultry ⋅ Restaurants ⋅ Sales