Job#: 3033950 Job Description: Site Reliability Engineer
Location: San Antonio, Texas (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with expertise in CI/CD pipelines and AI-driven Edge/IoT environments. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of distributed systems that span cloud and edge devices. The ideal candidate will have a strong DevOps mindset and hands-on knowledge of deploying and managing AI/ML workloads on Edge (IoT) devices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems across cloud and edge environments.
- Define and manage SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure service reliability and performance.
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build and maintain observability frameworks (monitoring, logging, tracing) for distributed edge systems.
- Architect and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for microservices and AI/ML workloads using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
- Enable continuous delivery to Edge devices, including Over-the-Air (OTA) updates.
- Deploy, monitor, and manage AI/ML models on Edge (IoT) devices.
- Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or CloudFormation.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience: 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering. Experience supporting distributed or IoT/Edge systems in production is required.
Technical Skills: Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines in production environments. Hands-on experience with Azure. Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as Python, Go, or Bash.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience deploying and managing AI/ML models at the edge.
- Familiarity with MLOps practices (model versioning, monitoring, drift detection).
- Knowledge of Edge/IoT protocols such as MQTT, AMQP, or OPC UA.
- Experience with real-time streaming and event-driven architectures.
- Background in security for IoT environments.
- Exposure to industrial or operational technology (OT) environments.
Compensation & Benefits
The pay rate for this position is $75.00 per hour. Please note that this is a contract role and benefits may not be provided.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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