Lead SRE – Java Focused

About the role

We are seeking a hands-on SRE to act as an evangelist for continuous integration, testing, and safe, automated deployments. This is a practitioner role—not a manager role. You'll embed with development teams to solve their hardest reliability and deployment challenges, making change safe and boring for them.

Responsibilities

• Automate Everything: Upgrade applications to supported runtimes (Java or NPM), containerize apps, implement continuous library updates with Renovate
• Test to Deploy: Source test data, implement data masking, run smoke tests as part of deployment
• Embed Reliability: Introduce observability patterns, overhaul logging, implement hot-hot cross-datacenter topologies
• Secure by Design: Implement secrets management, authentication, authorization, and secure coding patterns
• Simplify Deployment: Automate database changes with Liquibase, infrastructure with Ansible
• Unblock Teams: Conduct targeted engagements with teams struggling with release cadence or vulnerability resolution

Requirements

• Several years of experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using multiple test frameworks
• Deep understanding of different automation testing approaches and ability to choose the best approach—with AI support
• Proficiency in JVM languages (Java)
• Highest quality coding skills and build automation experience (Gradle, Maven, npm)
• Excellent understanding of safe practices for critical systems, including deployment architecture and observability
• At home with multiple CI/CD systems and actively embracing AI coding tools
• Competent with Docker, OpenShift, and (RedHat) Linux
• Excellent understanding of secure coding practices

Skills

• Spring framework (advantageous)
• Ansible (advantageous)

Location

This role is hybrid-based in the following locations:

• New York, NY
• NJ
• Irving, TX
• Tampa, FL
• Jacksonville, FL

Candidates must have valid, unrestricted US work authorization (US Citizen, Green Card Holder, or valid EAD).