Site Reliability Engineer with Python

BCforward; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with Python to join a contract-based role in the Pennington area. The candidate will improve reliability, observability, and efficiency across scale, leveraging Python tooling, Linux expertise, and cloud-native platforms.

The role emphasizes automation, incident response leadership, and collaboration with engineering teams on platform modernization and cloud migration initiatives. Strong knowledge of Dynatrace, Ansible, and IaC is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience for tooling and automation.
• Deep Linux administration and troubleshooting expertise.
• Infrastructure engineering background with proven automation delivery.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management.
• Observability and monitoring experience, Dynatrace preferred.
• Experience operating large-scale production environments.
• Cloud experience with Azure and/or AWS, with AKS or EKS strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of SRE, Reliability Engineering, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.
• Domain experience in Financial Services or trading platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability and operational health for core platform services and components.
• Design, implement, and maintain automation for infrastructure and operational workflows.
• Improve platform and application observability using modern monitoring and logging tools.
• Lead incident response, troubleshoot production issues, and drive post-incident remediation.
• Partner with core engineering teams on platform modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Harden production systems and evolve internal support tooling to reduce operational risk.

Skills

Python development

Linux administration

Automation

Ansible

Observability

Cloud platforms

AKS/EKS

SRE/DevOps

Infrastructure-as-Code

Financial services domain

Tools

Dynatrace

Splunk

Grafana

Anyscale/Ray

Azure/AWS

Job description

Job Title: Site Reliability Engineer with Python

Location: Pennington, NJ

Duration: Contract - 9 months

Pay Range: $73.67/hr (W2)

Job ID: 410592

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with Python to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Python development, Linux administration, infrastructure automation, observability, and cloud-native platforms and a proven ability to improve reliability, enhance observability, and drive operational efficiency at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability and operational health for core platform services and components.
• Design, implement, and maintain automation for infrastructure and operational workflows.
• Improve platform and application observability using modern monitoring and logging tools.
• Lead incident response, troubleshoot production issues, and drive post-incident remediation.
• Partner with core engineering teams on platform modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Harden production systems and evolve internal support tooling to reduce operational risk.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience for tooling and automation.
• Deep Linux administration and troubleshooting expertise.
• Infrastructure engineering background with proven automation delivery.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management.
• Observability and monitoring experience, Dynatrace preferred.
• Experience operating large-scale production environments.
• Cloud experience with Azure and/or AWS, with AKS or EKS strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of SRE, Reliability Engineering, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.
• Domain experience in Financial Services or trading platforms.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Splunk and Grafana.
• Familiarity with Anyscale or Ray.

Why BCforward?

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.