Senior SRE: Cloud, Observability & Resilience

Supernova Technology™; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

HSA and FSA Accounts

401(k) plan with employer contributions

Paid Time Off

Commuter benefits

Continuing education assistance

Job summary

A technology company in Chicago is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of production systems. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and requires 5–8 years of relevant experience. Candidates should have a strong background in AWS, incident response, and various monitoring tools. The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 – $170,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical and dental insurance, retirement contributions, and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in SRE, operations, or performance engineering roles.
• Experience with high-severity incident response.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure systems meet high-availability targets.
• Own and optimise the monitoring and alerting stack.
• Lead incident response and post-mortem processes.

Skills

SRE experience

AWS expertise

Performance engineering

Incident response

Problem-solving skills

Programming proficiency

Monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS ECS

Python

Bash

Job description

A technology company in Chicago is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of production systems. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and requires 5–8 years of relevant experience. Candidates should have a strong background in AWS, incident response, and various monitoring tools. The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 – $170,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical and dental insurance, retirement contributions, and flexible PTO.