SRE Lead: Kafka, EKS & On-Call Reliability

Boeing; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Job summary

Boeing in Allentown, PA seeks a Site Reliability Engineer who can drive reliability with curiosity and pragmatism. The role requires 5 years of Apache Kafka experience and a comfort with GitHub Actions and on-call responsibilities, plus ownership of critical EKS systems used by Boeing’s clients.

We offer a competitive salary, mentorship, and benefits, with the flexibility to live well in Pennsylvania. The team values transparency, collaboration, and delivering reliable, scalable solutions to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Apache Kafka experience.
• Experience with GitHub Actions pipelines and on-call responsibilities.
• Experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration (Amazon EKS).

Responsibilities

• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real GitHub Actions on-call at Boeing.
• Own the client-centric Amazon EKS subsystem that the rest of Boeing quietly depends on.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Stitch Empathy events into the GitHub Actions pipeline feeding Boeing's technology reports.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Allentown, PA production without dropping the baton.
• Pull Boeing's Microsoft Azure stack out of the PA region before the migration deadline.
• Ship Empathy fixes to Boeing customers in Allentown, PA the same day they report them.

Skills

Apache Kafka

GitHub Actions

Amazon EKS

Job description

Boeing in Allentown, PA seeks a Site Reliability Engineer who can drive reliability with curiosity and pragmatism. The role requires 5 years of Apache Kafka experience and a comfort with GitHub Actions and on-call responsibilities, plus ownership of critical EKS systems used by Boeing’s clients.

We offer a competitive salary, mentorship, and benefits, with the flexibility to live well in Pennsylvania. The team values transparency, collaboration, and delivering reliable, scalable solutions to