Senior Site Reliability Engineer - FinTech, AWS & Kubernetes

Harvey Nash; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm is seeking a Specialist Site Reliability Engineer with over 8 years of experience in complex, high-availability environments. The role requires expertise in cloud platforms like AWS and Kubernetes, proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Go, and a strong background in incident response. The position is based in New York, NY, with 3 days onsite. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity, ideal for candidates with a proactive mindset and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, systems engineering, or software engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Build observability capabilities using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Conduct incident response, root-cause analysis, and preventative remediation.
• Anticipate risks and implement operational improvements.

Skills

Site reliability engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Kubernetes

Python

Incident response

Systems engineering

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

Job description

A leading tech recruitment firm is seeking a Specialist Site Reliability Engineer with over 8 years of experience in complex, high-availability environments. The role requires expertise in cloud platforms like AWS and Kubernetes, proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Go, and a strong background in incident response. The position is based in New York, NY, with 3 days onsite. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity, ideal for candidates with a proactive mindset and strong communication skills.