Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Eliassen Group; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,208 - 123,984; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior SRE Developer to enhance deployment automation and infrastructure reliability. This hybrid role requires strong software engineering skills, particularly in Python and Go. The candidate will manage cloud and hybrid environments and influence CI/CD practices to improve availability and scalability. Responsibilities include defining technical strategies, automating operational tasks, and implementing observability standards. The position offers a competitive rate of $80.00 to $90.00/hr with W2 benefits including health insurance and 401k matching.

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering background with an SRE mindset and experience beyond scripting.
• Hands-on development of automation for CI/CD pipelines using Python and Go.
• Strong understanding of Azure and/or AWS, containers, and Kubernetes orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical strategy for deployment automation and infrastructure reliability.
• Design, develop, and operate CI/CD automation platforms leveraging backend services in Python and Go.
• Manage cloud and hybrid environments including Azure and on-prem private cloud using Terraform and Ansible.

Skills

Python

Go

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

AWS

CI/CD automation

Observability

Job description

Hybrid 4 in either Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA

Our client seeks a Senior SRE Developer to lead technical strategy for deployment automation and infrastructure reliability. The role emphasizes building software to automate operational tasks, enhance observability, and improve availability and scalability across cloud and hybrid environments. You will influence standards, drive CI/CD automation in Python and Go, and guide operational excellence through KPIs, service level budgeting, and incident remediation automation.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $80.00 to $90.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical strategy for deployment automation and infrastructure reliability to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Design, develop, and operate CI/CD automation platforms leveraging backend services in Python and Go.
• Manage cloud and hybrid environments including Azure and on-prem private cloud using Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Lead through technical influence to establish operational standards, tooling, and automation across the SDLC.
• Automate operational tasks and incident remediation with strong focus on observability and reliability.
• Introduce and enforce KPIs for operational metrics, service level budgeting, and standards tied to release processes.
• Assess applications for operational gaps and build solutions to improve production stability and performance.
• Collaborate with incident workflows and resolve operational problems through software and platform improvements.

Requirements

• Proven software engineering background with an SRE mindset and experience beyond scripting.
• Hands-on development of automation for CI/CD pipelines using Python and Go.
• Strong understanding of Azure and/or AWS, containers, and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Experience managing hybrid and cloud infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible.
• Demonstrated ability to implement observability using tools such as Splunk and to drive incident reduction via automation.
• Familiarity with AI tooling and prompt usage to inject metrics and KPIs into operational workflows (preferred).
• Experience with Jira for ticketing and GitLab for source control (preferred).
• Ability to lead through standards and solution design without direct people management.
• Eligibility and motivation for contract-to-hire conversion with onsite presence upon conversion.