Senior SRE / DevOps Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a highly skilled Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer to join their team in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves combining software engineering with infrastructure automation to create resilient systems. Responsibilities include managing CI/CD pipelines, optimizing cloud environments, and implementing monitoring tools. Candidates should have a strong background in Java technologies, cloud services, and effective communication skills, with 3+ years of experience in IT.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in information technology.
• Hands-on experience with RESTful Web Services and frameworks like Spring Boot.
• Familiar with test automation frameworks and scripting languages like Python and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support and improve system stability.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure usage and manage cloud environments.

Skills

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, uDeploy)

Java technologies

Linux/Windows OS

Shell scripting

AWS services

Security best practices

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Datadog

Kafka

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer to join our team.

This role combines software engineering, infrastructure automation, and reliability practices to ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure.

You will collaborate with development, architecture, and operations teams to deliver solutions that enhance performance, reliability, and deployment efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide production support and collaborate with squads to resolve issues and improve stability.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, and uDeploy.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Manage and optimize cloud environments (AWS, Azure) for scalability and cost efficiency.
• Implement containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
• Establish and maintain SLA/SLO/SLI metrics to ensure reliability and performance standards.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem reviews to improve system resilience.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot application-level issues and optimize deployments.
• Work with messaging and streaming frameworks such as Kafka and MQ.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery strategies are implemented and tested.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, uDeploy) and version control (Git).
• Hands-on experience with Java technologies, RESTful Web Services, and frameworks like Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in Linux/Windows OS, shell scripting, and AWS services.
• Familiarity with enterprise databases and Agile development practices.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks and scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Knowledge of security best practices and DevSecOps principles is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to troubleshoot server-level issues.
• 3+ years of experience in information technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with messaging frameworks (Kafka) and enterprise architecture.
• Familiarity with observability practices, chaos engineering, and performance tuning.
• Experience with PowerBI/DAX reporting is a plus.
• Brokerage industry experience is a plus.