Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will lead efforts to design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure and services. Your expertise will drive the automation of deployment processes, optimize distributed systems, and ensure the seamless operation of our cloud-based applications.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape our cloud architecture and elevate our infrastructure resilience across multiple platforms and environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure solutions utilizing platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack, VMware, Rackspace, Citrix, and Azure.
• Design and manage cloud services including IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), SaaS (Software as a Service), Virtual Private Clouds, and Virtualization technologies.
• Automate deployment processes through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and PowerShell scripts to streamline operations and reduce manual intervention.
• Maintain and enhance distributed systems architecture ensuring scalability, performance, security, and system hardening across Linux, Windows, and other operating systems.
• Develop and manage RESTful APIs and web services to support application development and integration efforts.
• Oversee IT infrastructure management including managing cloud management tools, identity and access management (IAM) solutions, VPNs, Docker containers, Kubernetes clusters, NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra, SQL databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Collaborate with software development teams following Agile methodologies to support continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, Git, Docker, and related DevOps automation tools.
• Monitor system health metrics; troubleshoot issues proactively; implement system hardening measures; ensure high availability; participate in on-call rotations for incident response.
• Drive initiatives for security compliance including system hardening practices for operating systems and applications in accordance with industry standards.

Skills

• Extensive experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, OpenStack, VMware environments.
• Strong understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA), microservices architecture, RESTful APIs & web services development.
• Proficiency in scripting languages including Python, Bash (Unix shell), PowerShell; experience with software development practices in JavaScript, Java, Ruby on Rails or Go is a plus.
• Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies like Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Hands-on experience managing IT infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with database systems including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle; NoSQL solutions like MongoDB or Cassandra is advantageous.
• Knowledge of network security protocols including VPNs; experience with identity & access management (IAM) solutions; system hardening techniques for Linux/Windows environments.
• Understanding of SDLC principles; experience working within Agile teams; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex distributed systems issues quickly and effectively.

Join us if you're passionate about building resilient cloud infrastructures that power innovative applications worldwide! We value energetic professionals eager to make a tangible impact through cutting-edge technology solutions in a collaborative environment.

Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Iselin, NJ 08830