SRE Engineer (Intermediate) - Kubernetes, CI/CD, Cloud

BC Forward; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 74,000 - 79,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global client exposure

Inclusive culture

Exposure to cutting-edge technologies

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer, Intermediate, to join our Columbus, OH team on a contract basis with potential to convert to FTE. The role emphasizes automation, reliability, and scalable systems using cloud and container technologies.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on Kubernetes, Docker, monitoring, and CI/CD experience, plus scripting and IaC skills. This contract position offers competitive W-2 compensation and growth opportunities within a global IT staffing firm.

Qualifications

• Proficient applied experience with SRE concepts.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (cluster administration, workload management, CNI, CSI, security policies).
• Proficient in Docker containerization (optimized Dockerfiles, registries, container security best practices).
• Deep expertise in observability/monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, Grafana Tempo, Dynatrace, and/or Splunk (dashboards, alerting, SLO-based monitoring).
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, Flux, Spinnaker).
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their container services (EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code tooling (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, CloudFormation), including Terraform scripting
• Hands-on Ansible skills for automation/configuration management in support of reliability and standardization
• Understanding of OAuth flows and how identity integrations work in practice (including ID Anywhere patterns where applicable)
• Working understanding of APIs (design/consumption, authentication/authorization considerations, operational concerns like rate limits and observability)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Go, Bash, or similar)
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Skills

SRE concepts

Kubernetes

Docker

Observability

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

IaC

Ansible

APIs & security

Python scripting

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Prometheus/Grafana

Terraform/Helm

CI/CD tools

ArgoCD/Flux/Spinnaker

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Terraform scripting

Ansible

Job description

BCforward is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer, Intermediate, to join our Columbus, OH team on a contract basis with potential to convert to FTE. The role emphasizes automation, reliability, and scalable systems using cloud and container technologies.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on Kubernetes, Docker, monitoring, and CI/CD experience, plus scripting and IaC skills. This contract position offers competitive W-2 compensation and growth opportunities within a global IT staffing firm.