Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Automation & GCP) for a CONTRACT assignment with a premier Financial Services client in Chicago, IL.

You will design, scale, and modernize cloud infrastructure, building robust automation, IaC, and AI/ML-enabled observability. The role requires leadership to implement self-healing systems, guardrail-driven workflows, and seamless integration with Git, Jira, and CI/CD tools on GCP.

Qualifications

• Expert Python used for automation and tooling.
• Extensive experience with Terraform/Terragrunt for IaC across environments.
• Deep Git/CI/CD expertise and pipeline design.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, scaling, and modernization of cloud infra.
• Build automation frameworks and incident remediation workflows.
• Architect intelligent automation on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Drive self-healing infrastructure and guardrail-driven CI/CD integrations.

Skills

Python engineering

GCP expertise

CI/CD expertise

AI/ML operations

Technical leadership

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Git

Jira

Vertex AI

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Automation & GCP) for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Chicago, IL.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Automation & GCP) to lead the design, scaling, and operational modernization of our cloud infrastructure ecosystem. In this role, you will be responsible for building robust automation frameworks, managing complex cloud configurations, and integrating modern AI/ML capabilities into our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) operations.
As a senior technical leader, you will bridge hands-on engineering execution with high-level architectural advisory. You will drive self-healing infrastructure, design guardrail-driven workflows across existing CI/CD tools, and establish best practices for intelligent incident remediation and observability across Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Responsibilities:

• Automation Framework Engineering: Develop and maintain robust, scalable automation frameworks using Python to automate and manage the full lifecycle of complex cloud infrastructure.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design, build, and maintain enterprise Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environments using Terraform and Terragrunt to guarantee consistency, replicability, and compliance across multi-environment deployments.
• SRE Workflow & Tooling Integration: Engineer and deploy auditable, guardrail-driven continuous workflows integrated seamlessly with core SRE platforms, including JIRA, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• GCP AI/ML Solution Architecture: Architect and implement intelligent, cloud-native automation solutions on Google Cloud Platform to streamline system monitoring, alerting, and operational processes.
• Self-Healing Infrastructure: Leverage GCP AI services, predictive analytics, and automated orchestration to enable proactive incident remediation, dynamic resource scaling, and resilient self-healing operational workflows.
• Technical Advisory & Strategic Leadership: Advise client and internal engineering teams on GCP best practices, reliability engineering principles, and the integration of AI-driven automation into DevOps ecosystems.

Required Skills:

• Expert Python Engineering: Expert-level proficiency in Python, specifically for engineering CLI tools, operational scripts, and scalable infrastructure automation.
• Infrastructure as Code Mastery: Extensive, proven experience designing and managing scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC tooling like Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Git & CI/CD Expertise: Deep expertise in Git version control (including complex branching strategies) alongside hands-on experience building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep GCP Expertise: Proven track record of designing, deploying, and managing enterprise-scale cloud architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP certification preferred).
• AI/ML Operations: Hands-on experience implementing AI-driven automation, Vertex AI, or ML pipelines to enhance system reliability, predictive capabilities, and operational efficiency.
• Configuration Management: Strong experience parsing, managing, and standardizing multi-format configuration data (e.g., YAML, INI, HCL) within automated workflows.
• AI-Ready System Design: Demonstrated ability to design automation procedures that are deterministic, enforce precise guardrails, and are structured for execution by AI agents or orchestration engines.
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Strong consultancy and leadership skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical strategies and align implementation details with business outcomes.

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