Specialist Site Reliability Engineer

Harvey Nash; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm is seeking a Specialist Site Reliability Engineer with over 8 years of experience in complex, high-availability environments. The role requires expertise in cloud platforms like AWS and Kubernetes, proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Go, and a strong background in incident response. The position is based in New York, NY, with 3 days onsite. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity, ideal for candidates with a proactive mindset and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, systems engineering, or software engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Build observability capabilities using tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
• Conduct incident response, root-cause analysis, and preventative remediation.
• Anticipate risks and implement operational improvements.

Skills

Site reliability engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Kubernetes

Python

Incident response

Systems engineering

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

Job description

Job Title

Specialist Site Reliability Engineer

Location

New York, NY (3 days Onsite)

Duration

Contract to Hire

Interview Requirement

Face to face interview - Must

Job Description

• 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, systems engineering, or software engineering within complex, high-availability environments.
• Experience within the financial services domain (experience within Capital Markets or Securities Finance is nice to have)
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Go for automation and system optimization.
• Experience building observability capabilities using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, scalability modelling, and system performance analysis.
• Strong background in incident response, structured root-cause analysis, and preventative remediation.
• Experience supporting large-scale systems within financial services or similarly regulated and high-throughput environments.
• Understanding of security, compliance, and resilience principles relevant to financial technology platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate risks and implement forward-looking operational improvements.