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Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

new york, NY

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Job description

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

This role is for one of our clients Location: New York City, NY

Salary Range: $150,000 — $250,000 (Base)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our engineering team in New York City. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining highly available, scalable, and reliable systems. You will work across infrastructure, cloud platforms, automation, observability, and deployment processes to ensure our applications operate efficiently and reliably at scale.

You will collaborate closely with software engineers, DevOps teams, and infrastructure stakeholders to improve system performance, automate operational processes, strengthen reliability, and minimize downtime.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, automating repetitive processes, and building resilient distributed systems.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)

3 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field

Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools

Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar technologies

Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration

Experience administering Linux-based systems and writing automation scripts using Bash, Python, or PowerShell

Experience with monitoring, observability, and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or similar platforms

Strong understanding of system reliability, availability, scalability, and performance

Experience troubleshooting production systems and resolving complex infrastructure issues

Strong automation and problem-solving skills

Ability to work collaboratively with software engineering and infrastructure teams

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production environments

Experience with Site Reliability Engineering practices , including SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, and error budgets

Knowledge of networking, cloud security, IAM, and infrastructure best practices

Experience implementing GitOps workflows using tools such as Argo CD or Flux

Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems architecture

Experience with incident response, root cause analysis, and production troubleshooting

Experience building scalable and highly available systems in cloud environments

Familiarity with capacity planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies

Experience with observability, alerting, and performance monitoring at scale

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary: $150,000 — $250,000, depending on experience and qualifications

Competitive equity or bonus opportunities

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits

Generous paid time off and holidays

Professional development and learning opportunities

Opportunity to work with modern cloud and infrastructure technologies

Collaborative and innovative engineering environment in New York City

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Worksite address

new york, NY, 10261, US

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