Full Job Description
Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Platforms
Location: Nashville, TN (Hybrid, 3 days in office)
Compensation: $180,000 - $210,000 base salary
Eligibility: U.S. residents only
Who We're Looking For
We're hiring a Senior or Staff SRE to join our Platform team. This is a high-impact role on a small, capable team (1 Manager + 2 ICs) where you'll have significant ownership over the infrastructure that enables faster software delivery with fewer incidents.
You've spent years building and operating production Kubernetes clusters. You understand observability deeply and have strong opinions about what makes systems debuggable. You've managed ElasticSearch at scale and know the difference between logs that help and logs that just cost money. You think in terms of infrastructure as code and believe Terraform plans should be boring.
You've been paged, you've debugged under pressure, and you've built systems that stay up when things go wrong.
What You'll Do
37 Operate and administer Kubernetes clusters supporting production, development, and local environments
37 Own ElasticSearch and Kibana administration, including ingestion pipelines and observability adoption across applications
37 Author and review Terraform changes to support engineering initiatives
37 Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Kubernetes
37 Educate and inform developers on tools and best practices through demos, documentation, and evangelism
37 Participate in on-call rotation (team of 4)
37 Mentor and guide team members and influence platform direction through design reviews (Staff level)
This role has significant infrastructure impact and requires strong technical judgment alongside hands-on operational work.
Requirements
37 8+ years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering
37 Deep expertise with Kubernetes, particularly EKS
37 Strong experience with ElasticSearch and observability tooling
37 Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
37 Solid understanding of AWS IAM and cloud security fundamentals
37 Low ego and excellent written communication skills
37 This role requires advanced proficiency in English to effectively communicate complex information with team members and stakeholders, and to complete job-related documentation and collaboration tasks. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Nice to Have
37 Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps workflows
37 AWS RDS administration experience
37 Python scripting and automation
37 Background in privacy tech, security, or other regulated environments
Compensation
This role has a target base salary range of $180,000-$210,000. Final compensation is based on demonstrated experience, interview performance, and scope of impact. We also offer a bonus structure and equity participation.
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