SRE

Valiant Technologies LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of production systems, with strong cloud, automation, DevOps, monitoring, incident management, and distributed systems experience.

You will design and maintain highly available infrastructure, implement CI/CD pipelines, establish SLIs/SLOs/SLAs, manage incidents, automate tasks, and collaborate with DevOps and development teams to

Qualifications

• Experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency in CI/CD, monitoring, and incident management.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable infrastructure.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability across production environments.
• Develop automation tools and scripts using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for application deployments.
• Establish SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs and manage incident response and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and infrastructure teams.

Skills

SRE principles

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD concepts

Monitoring/alerting concepts

Scripting (Python/Go/Bash)

Linux/Unix administration

Incident management

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization:US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure the reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of production systems. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, DevOps practices, monitoring, incident management, and distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable infrastructure.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability across production environments.
• Develop automation tools and scripts using Python, Bash, or Go.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for application deployments.
• Establish Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Manage incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Automate operational tasks to reduce manual intervention.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Manage cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Support containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Optimize system performance, resource utilization, and infrastructure costs.
• Participate in on-call rotations and production support activities.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and infrastructure teams.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.

Required Technical Skills

• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Kubernetes and Docker.
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
• Python, Go, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Linux and Unix administration.
• Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Networking, DNS, TCP/IP, and Load Balancing.
• Incident Management and Root Cause Analysis.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.