Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Raydar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Raydar is seeking the first dedicated Site Reliability Engineer to own critical infrastructure end to end. This greenfield role focuses on architecting paths from AWS to on-premises and air-gapped deployments, supporting customer-specific cloud environments, and boosting observability across the platform.

You will own end-to-end infrastructure, drive migrations from AWS to on‑premises and air-gapped setups, and bring hands-on AWS, GCP, or Azure experience to the table.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, SRE, or DevOps.
• Experience with on-premises, hybrid cloud, restricted, or regulated deployments is valued.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required.

Responsibilities

• Be the first dedicated SRE and own infrastructure end to end.
• Design, build, scale, and operate cloud and on‑premises infrastructure.
• Architect migrations from AWS to on‑premises and air‑gapped environments.
• Improve observability and delivery systems across the platform.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

SRE/DevOps

Containerization

Observability

End-to-end ownership

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Terragrunt

OpenTofu

CI/CD

GitOps

Networking

Observability tooling

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Our client is an early-stage industrial software company building an AI-driven production orchestration platform for aerospace, defense, and advanced-manufacturing customers. The company has raised approximately $11M, is preparing for a Series A, employs roughly 30 people, and works with high-profile manufacturers including leaders in space and defense.

You will be the first dedicated Site Reliability Engineer and own critical infrastructure end to end. This is a greenfield opportunity to architect the path from AWS to on-premises and air-gapped deployments, support customer-specific cloud environments, and improve observability and delivery systems across the platform.

Design, build, scale, and operate cloud and on-premises infrastructure as the sole SRE. Architect migrations from AWS into on-premises and air-gapped environments. Bring 1-4 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, SRE, or DevOps, including containerization. End-to-end infrastructure ownership at a startup or small team is important. Experience with on-premises, hybrid cloud, restricted, or regulated deployments is strongly valued. Hands-on AWS, GCP, or Azure experience is required; Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Terragrunt, OpenTofu, CI/CD, GitOps, networking, and observability tooling are valuable. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.

$120K-$180K base salary plus competitive equity. Full-time and on-site five days per week in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Relocation support is available. Visa sponsorship and transfers are not available. You will have rare greenfield ownership as the first dedicated SRE at a mission-driven industrial technology company.