Site Reliability Engineer Staff - San Juan, PR

SOC LLC; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 113,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

SOC is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our San Juan, PR team. The role focuses on enhancing infrastructure, cloud optimization, and reliable platform operations. You will collaborate with development and security teams to ensure scalable and secure systems.

Key duties include improving CI/CD pipelines, implementing IaC, and addressing security through CIS/STIG-aligned AMIs. On-site presence in San Juan is required twice weekly.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Infra Ops, DevOps, or SRE.
• Linux Debian-based systems proficiency.
• AWS and GCP cloud experience.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Packer, Ansible.
• Python or Go programming skills.
• Strong CI/CD and GitOps experience.
• Security fundamentals and audit readiness.
• Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK logging familiarity.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Excellent problem solving and ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Infrastructure as Code and enforce best practices.
• Optimize cloud infra for scalability, security, and cost.
• Develop internal tools to support cloud platform operations.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines with FluxCD and Jenkins.
• Address container image vulnerabilities and remediation.
• Build AMIs aligned with CIS and STIG benchmarks.
• Strengthen monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
• Troubleshoot production issues to ensure reliability.
• Fine-tune distributed systems like Kafka and Cassandra.
• Collaborate with dev, security, and ops teams.

Skills

Linux (Debian-based)

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Packer

Ansible

Python

Golang

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

GitOps

CI/CD pipelines

Security basics

Prometheus/Grafana

ELK logging

SQL/NoSQL

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Tools

FluxCD

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

GCP Console

Job description

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Added - a day ago Site Reliability Engineer Staff - San Juan, PR Information Technology San Juan , Puerto Rico | Direct Hire

Site Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Enhance Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and enforce best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop internal tools to support and streamline cloud platform operations.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using FluxCD and Jenkins.
• Address container image vulnerabilities and standardize remediation processes.
• Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) aligned with CIS and STIG benchmarks.
• Strengthen monitoring, alerting, and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Fine-tune distributed systems such as Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to align infrastructure with application needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in Infra Ops, Dev Ops, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Proficiency with Linux systems, especially Debian-based distributions.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Packer, and Ansible.
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or Golang.
• Deep understanding of containerization (Docker, Container) and orchestration tools (AWS EKS, GCP GKE).
• Experience with GitOps workflows.
• Proven track record in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong background in security and familiarity with security programs.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Knowledge of both relational (SQL) and non-relational databases.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills with a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience managing distributed systems like Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player.
• It is mandatory to attend to San Juan office twice a week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Background in security engineering or related disciplines

Employment Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant’s experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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Estimated Min Rate: $113400.00

Estimated Max Rate: $162000.00