Site Reliability Engineer

Spectraforce Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies seeks a Site Reliability Engineer (Contractor) in the Austin area for a 12‑month onsite engagement, 4 days per week. Strong automation, cloud infra, and production operations experience are required.

You will develop Python automation, automate across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, and GCP, and enhance CI/CD reliability while boosting observability with Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus. Apply advanced RCA and AIOps concepts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, engineering, or related field (or equivalent).
• 3–5 years of SRE/DevOps or platform engineering experience.
• Strong Python for automation and tooling development.
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog).
• Linux, networking, distributed apps, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python automation to reduce manual operational effort.
• Automate infrastructure management across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, GCP, and cloud-native environments.
• Integrate tools via APIs and client libraries; assist infrastructure automation (Terraform/Ansible).
• Support CI/CD automation and deployment reliability initiatives.
• Monitor production systems and participate in incident response and RCA.
• Build and maintain observability using Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, and related tools.
• Explore AI/ML-driven improvements and emerging AIOps capabilities.

Skills

Python programming

Kubernetes experience

Linux fundamentals

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Role: Site Reliability Engineer

Location: Southlake / Austin, TX - Onsite 4 days weekly

Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated Site Reliability Engineer (Contractor) with 3 to 5 years of experience in automation, cloud infrastructure, and production operations. The ideal candidate has a strong automation-first mindset and enjoys solving complex operational challenges. This role focuses on improving reliability, observability, operational efficiency, and automation across on-premises and cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Platform Engineering

• Develop Python-based automation solutions to reduce manual operational effort.
• Automate infrastructure management across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, GCP, and cloud-native environments.
• Integrate tools and platforms through APIs and client libraries.
• Assist in implementing infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Support CI/CD automation and deployment reliability initiatives.

Reliability & Operations

• Monitor and maintain production systems to meet reliability and availability objectives.
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities.
• Develop automation and operational improvements to prevent recurring issues.
• Support disaster recovery, failover testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Perform performance analysis and system health reviews.

Observability & Monitoring

• Build and maintain dashboards, alerts, and monitoring solutions using Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, GCP Operations Suite, or similar tools.
• Improve visibility into application and infrastructure health through metrics, logs, and traces.
• Investigate alerts and identify opportunities to reduce noise and improve detection.

AIOps & Intelligence

• Explore AI/ML-driven operational improvements such as anomaly detection, intelligent alerting, and log analytics.
• Assist in developing automation solutions that leverage AI to improve operational efficiency.
• Participate in evaluating emerging AIOps capabilities and observability technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Platform Engineering.
• Strong programming skills in Python for automation and tooling development.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar.
• Understanding of Linux systems, networking, and distributed applications.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Exposure to OpenTelemetry and modern observability practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of AI/ML, AIOps, or intelligent operational tooling.
• Experience supporting highly available production systems in regulated or enterprise environments.

Must Have:

• 3-5 years of hands‑on Site Reliability Engineering or Production Engineering experience
• Must have supported production systems at scale.
• Operations ownership, incident response, and reliability engineering experience required.
• Pure DevOps, build/release, or CI/CD-only backgrounds are not a fit.
• Strong Python and operation automation Development Skills
• Demonstrated experience building automation tools, scripts, frameworks, or operational solutions.
• Candidate should be able to provide examples of automation they personally developed.
• Python must be a primary skill, not just basic scripting.
• Production Operations & Incident Management Experience
• Experience troubleshooting critical production incidents.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) participation and problem remediation.
• Experience reducing operational toil through automation.