Job Title: Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Location: Cincinnati, OH (Hybrid - 3 days onsite/week)
Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $140,000 Range (based on experience)
We're seeking an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join a small, high-impact infrastructure team. This role blends software engineering and systems automation to scale reliable cloud and hybrid environments. You will own critical projects from design through deployment, with a major focus in your first year on infrastructure modernization and a hosting migration initiative. Responsibilities - Lead modernization efforts and hosting migrations across hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, and on-prem).
- Streamline provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC).
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to enable fast, reliable delivery.
- Implement and manage observability/monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and establish operational standards.
- Operate and improve containerized workloads (Docker); apply SRE practices such as SLOs and error budgets.
- Lead incident response, perform root-cause analysis, and reduce toil through automation, scripting, and runbooks.
- Support DevSecOps initiatives, including secure practices, backup strategy, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Evaluate and pilot emerging tools/technologies to keep the infrastructure stack modern, efficient, and scalable.
Required Qualifications - 5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering with production Azure or AWS exposure.
- Strong Linux/Unix administration and network troubleshooting skills.
- Hands-on expertise with Terraform and designing/operating CI/CD pipelines.
- Scripting/programming proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Production experience with Docker (Kubernetes is a strong plus).
- Strong communication and documentation skills; comfortable owning work end-to-end in a small-team environment.
- Ability to collaborate with application development and data engineering teams to define standards and manage change.
- Must reside in the Greater Cincinnati Metro area (hybrid onsite requirement).
Preferred Qualifications - Observability tooling experience (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
- Windows Server / Active Directory administration.
- Experience with legacy Unix (AIX/Solaris).
- Database experience (Oracle/MS SQL) or BI platform exposure (Snowflake/Azure Fabric).
- Relevant certifications (Azure, AWS, and/or CKA).
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Ref: #861-Cincinnati-S1
