Senior Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join a government-focused technology team supporting mission-critical infrastructure and platform operations. The role emphasizes Kubernetes, Terraform, and improving stability, performance, and scalability across production systems.

The position is fully remote, offering comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infra Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments.
• Experience creating and maintaining Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and cloud-based infrastructure platforms.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and production support best practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain production Kubernetes environments to ensure reliability and availability.
• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure deployments utilizing Terraform.
• Build and enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities across critical systems.
• Support incident management efforts, including troubleshooting, remediation, and root cause analysis.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to strengthen platform performance and operational efficiency.
• Develop automation solutions to streamline infrastructure management and reduce manual processes.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Linux

Observability

Incident management

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Linux

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join a government-focused technology team supporting mission-critical infrastructure and platform operations. The Site Reliability Engineer will play a key role in managing Kubernetes environments, developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, and driving improvements in platform stability, performance, and scalability.

Responsibilities of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• Administer and maintain production Kubernetes environments to ensure reliability and availability.
• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure deployments utilizing Terraform.
• Build and enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities across critical systems.
• Support incident management efforts, including troubleshooting, remediation, and root cause analysis.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to strengthen platform performance and operational efficiency.
• Develop automation solutions to streamline infrastructure management and reduce manual processes.

Qualifications of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• 4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments.
• Experience creating and maintaining Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and cloud-based infrastructure platforms.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and production support best practices.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.

Compensation for the Site Reliability Engineer includes:

• Salary range: $130,000 - $180,000, depending on experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.
• Fully remote work environment.

Keywords: Site Reliability Engineer, SRE, Kubernetes, Terraform, DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Platform Engineer, Linux, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, Automation, Observability, Incident Response, Production Support, Secret Clearance Eligible, Remote