Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Education, Government & Non-Profit space. This role will focus on strengthening the reliability, scalability, and operational resilience of complex distributed systems that support a broad user base. You will partner closely with engineering teams to define reliability objectives, influence system architecture, and balance rapid product delivery with dependable performance. In addition, you will help guide incident response, observability, and infrastructure practices that improve stability and long-term engineering efficiency. Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering teams to define reliability objectives and build long-term reliability roadmaps
• Lead incident responses during critical outages and provide clarity in high-pressure situations
• Drive the implementation of reliability patterns and infrastructure scalability across the organization
• Develop advanced observability tools to proactively identify issues
• Influence product design and system architecture to balance feature velocity and reliability
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to recruiting talent for the SRE team

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of SRE, DevOps, or production engineering experience
• Hands-on mastery of complex distributed systems
• Proficient in cloud architecture, particularly AWS
• Experience with container orchestration and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong coding skills in at least one major programming language

Benefits

• Competitive pay linked to performance and impact
• Programs supporting physical, mental, and financial well-being
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) at a 15% discount
• Health benefits accessible when needed
• Paid vacation days, company holidays, and birthday off
• Family support including paid time off for new parents
• Access to Employee Resource Groups for community connections

Pay

$130,000 – $155,000 annually