Junior Site Reliability Engineer - Automation & Reliability

IBM; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and help build highly reliable, scalable, and efficient systems. You will collaborate with development and operations to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure that supports mission-critical applications.

This role is ideal for someone with foundational experience who wants to grow in SRE, participate in on-call rotations, and help improve reliability through automation, monitoring, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in software development, systems administration, or DevOps.
• Programming proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or similar.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and networking fundamentals.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Growth-minded, trusted, team-focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome-focused.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation for deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
• Maintain and improve system reliability, availability, and performance.
• Collaborate with software engineers to ensure services are resilient and scalable.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident management.
• Contribute to documentation and best practices for reliability engineering.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Linux

Networking

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

CI/CD

Job description

IBM is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and help build highly reliable, scalable, and efficient systems. You will collaborate with development and operations to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure that supports mission-critical applications.

This role is ideal for someone with foundational experience who wants to grow in SRE, participate in on-call rotations, and help improve reliability through automation, monitoring, and incident response.