Site Reliability Engineer III

Kforce Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer in Chicago, IL to join a distributed team, building and supporting cloud infrastructure and automation for a greenfield initiative. You will work closely with development and QA to ensure reliable, scalable services.

The role concentrates on Azure-based infrastructure, IaC with Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, with experience in Python/Java microservices and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• Azure certification preferred.
• 3–5+ years in SRE/DevOps or cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Apply software engineering and automation practices to infrastructure and IT operations.
• Design, deploy, and support scalable, secure, and resilient Azure solutions.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
• Support Java- and Python-based microservices and databases.
• Assist Azure Container Apps (ACA), Kubernetes/AKS, Azure Functions, messaging systems, and webhooks.
• Implement blue-green deployment strategies.
• Address scalability, resiliency, security, networking, and observability needs.
• Automate testing, monitoring, logging, deployment, and incident response.
• Research and troubleshoot infrastructure and network issues.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation and diagrams.

Skills

Azure cloud

Terraform

GitHub CI/CD

Python

Go

Java

.NET

Node.js

Monitoring/Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Terraform

AKS

Azure Functions

ELK

Grafana

GitHub Actions

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client seeking a Site Reliability Engineer in Chicago, IL. This role will serve as a primary SRE within a geographically distributed team supporting a greenfield technology initiative. The Site Reliability Engineer will partner closely with development, QA, and other SRE resources to build, automate, maintain, and support reliable cloud infrastructure across development, test, and production environments. Responsibilities:

• Apply software engineering and automation practices to infrastructure and IT operations
• Design, deploy, and support scalable, secure, and resilient solutions in Microsoft Azure
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub
• Support Java- and Python-based microservices and associated database technologies
• Support Azure Container Apps (ACA), Kubernetes/AKS, Azure Functions, messaging systems, and webhooks
• Implement deployment strategies including blue-green deployments
• Address scalability, resiliency, security, networking, monitoring, and other non-functional requirements
• Automate operational processes including testing, monitoring, log analysis, deployment, and incident response
• Research and troubleshoot infrastructure and network issues across applications and systems
• Maintain clear infrastructure documentation and technical diagrams
• Follow organizational standards for infrastructure patterns, security, and toolchain integration

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Azure certification preferred
• 3-5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or a related technical role
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Strong SRE/DevOps background with the ability to work independently and support development teams
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with GitHub CI/CD pipelines
• Experience deploying and supporting Java- and Python-based microservices
• Experience with cloud scalability, resiliency, security, networking, and blue-green deployment concepts
• Experience with Azure Container Apps (ACA) and/or Kubernetes/AKS
• Experience with Azure Functions, messaging systems, and webhooks
• Programming/scripting experience with technologies such as Python, Go, Java, .NET, or Node.js
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability solutions; ELK and Grafana preferred
• Strong troubleshooting, research, documentation, and communication skills
• Azure OpenAI deployment experience highly valued
• MLOps and/or LLMOps experience highly valued

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.