Site Reliability Engineer

Jobtailor; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to own deployment and operation of collaboration services across cloud and hybrid environments. You will design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, lead incident responses, and use observability data to guide capacity planning and resource management.

The role requires 5+ years in SRE/Cloud Operations, proficiency with Docker/Kubernetes, and strong scripting; a bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering or equivalent experience is expected, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Systems Engineering.
• Hands-on experience operating production services with Docker and Kubernetes in cloud or hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Own deployment and operation of critical collaboration services across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Design, evolve, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Lead incident response for complex production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Use observability data to guide capacity planning, scaling strategies, and resource optimization.
• Define and champion operational best practices, documentation standards, and a culture of reliability.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Incident response

Observability

Cloud operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Linux

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the deployment and operation of critical collaboration services across cloud and hybrid environments
• Design, evolve, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Lead incident response for complex production issues, perform root cause analysis
• Use observability data to guide capacity planning, scaling strategies, and resource optimization
• Define and champion operational best practices, documentation standards, and a culture of reliability and operational excellence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Systems Engineering
• Strong hands‑on experience operating production services using Docker and Kubernetes in cloud or hybrid environments
• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response in production environments
• Working knowledge of Linux systems, networking, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code, and Git‑based workflows

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in deploying and operating critical collaboration services in cloud and hybrid environments, with a strong focus on CI/CD pipeline optimization and incident response. Proficient in using observability data for capacity planning and resource optimization while championing operational best practices.