Site Reliability Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Lots is seeking a capable engineer to advance our platform with a focus on Observability, API development, and reliable infrastructure in Orlando, FL. You will own the lifecycle from prototype to production and collaborate across teams to ensure resilience during peak traffic.

The role emphasizes learning pace, adaptability, and a drive to ship high-quality software, including experience with Helm and AWS EKS along with 1+ year of end-to-end tech project work.

Qualifications

• Learning agility to keep pace with shifting requirements.
• Adaptability and resilience when requirements shift.
• Clear goal setting and ability to facilitate tasks.
• Comfort being new and making notes clearly.
• Basic proficiency with Helm on roadmap.
• 1+ year leading tech projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Land Observability performance wins measurable by FL retention numbers.
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Big Lots products.
• Stress-test Self-Motivation systems and harden when needed.
• Keep Terraform service humming through Orlando's holiday traffic.
• Collaborate with engineers across Orlando, FL on CK A certification edge cases.

Skills

Learning agility

Adaptability

Goal setting

Team communication

Helm

AWS EKS

Tools

Terraform

AWS EKS

Job description

Help Big Lots engineer the next generation of our platform, one well-tested Incident Response commit at a time. Bring CloudFormation and Incident Response; we'll bring $54,000 - $81,000, a strong team, and the ownership that turns experience into impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Land Observability performance wins Big Lots can measure in FL retention numbers
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Big Lots products
• Stress-test Self-Motivation systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Keep the technology Terraform service humming through Orlando's holiday traffic surge
• Pair-program tricky CKA Certification edge cases with engineers across Orlando, FL

What You'll Bring

• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• Solid Goal Setting grounding, plus Facilitation you can pick up on the fly
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Junior fluency in Helm, with Amazon EKS on your roadmap
• 1 or more years steering technology projects end to end

Big Lots was founded in Orlando, FL on the idea that technology should be powerful yet refreshingly impact-driven. Kindness and high standards live together comfortably on this empathy-led Orlando team.

Compensation lands at $54,000 - $81,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior technology work is mapped, not vague.

Just re-listed with today's date, the technology role is fully active.