Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

Socket.dev; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join a small, high-impact infra team.

You will own critical projects from design through deployment, including a pivotal modernization and hosting migration initiative in your first year. The role emphasizes automation via Terraform, Ansible, and PowerShell DSC; CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Jenkins; observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog; applying SRE principles such as SLOs and error budgets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in SRE/DevOps with production Azure or AWS.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking troubleshooting.
• Expertise in Terraform and CI/CD pipeline design.
• Scripting in Python/Go/Bash or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization efforts and hosting migrations for hybrid infra.
• Automate provisioning with IaC and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish observability and incident response standards.
• Apply SRE practices including SLOs and error budgets.
• Collaborate with development and data teams to manage change.
• Ensure security, backups, and disaster recovery strategies.

Skills

SRE/DevOps

Cloud engineering

Linux/Networking

Programming/Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join a small, high-impact infrastructure team. This role blends software engineering and systems automation to scale reliable cloud and hybrid systems. You will own critical projects from design through deployment, specifically driving a pivotal infrastructure modernization andhosting migration initiative in your first year.

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure & Migration: Lead modernization efforts and hosting migrations while maintaining hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, on-prem).
• Automation & IaC: Streamline provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC) and enhance CI/CD pipelines(GitHub Actions, Jenkins)for rapid delivery.
• Observability: Introduce and manage comprehensive monitoring platforms (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)to establish operational standards.
• Reliability Engineering: Manage containerized work loads in Docker and implement SRE principles including SLOs and error budgets.
• Operational Excellence: Lead incident response, conduct root cause analysis, and automate manual processes through scripting and runbooks.
• Security & Continuity: Support DevSecOps initiatives and ensure robust backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Emerging Tech & R&D: Continuously evaluate and pilot emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends to ensure our infrastructure stack remains modern, efficient, and scalable.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering with production experience in Azure or AWS.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking troubleshooting skills.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipeline design.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Expertise with Docker in production environments; Kubernetes experience is a strong plus.
• Self-starter with strong communication and documentation skills; able to take ownership in a small-team environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals with varying levels of technical understanding and varying skillsets.
• Ability to work collaboratively with application development and data engineering areas to define standards and manage change.
• Must reside in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (Hybrid Schedule 3 days a week in office)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practical knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
• Windows Server/Active Directory administration.
• Experience withlegacyUnix (AIX/Solaris).
• Database (Oracle/MS-SQL) or BI platform experience (Snowflake/Azure Fabric).
• Relevant industry certifications (Azure, AWS, or CKA).

Hybrid Schedule three days a week in office required