Systems Reliability Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Systems Reliability Engineering for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY.

Seeking an SRE to join our Reliability & Production Engineering (RPE) team.

Responsibilities :

• Working closely with engineering/development teams to design, build, and maintain systems.
• Troubleshooting issues across the entire technology stack: hardware, software, application, and network.
• Identifying and driving opportunities to improve automation for our platforms; scope and create automation for deployment, management, and visibility of our services.
• Proactively identifying and addressing systems reliability risks.
• Working alongside existing global and regional team members on a follow-the-sun basis.
• Represent the RPE organization in design reviews and operational readiness exercises for new and existing services.
• Provide production support services under RPE organization .
• Develop automation and tooling to support SRE activities and achieve specific reliability and supportability goals (reduction of toil, monitoring and alerting efficiency etc.), for in-scope systems and across the larger org.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• Proficiency with Linux
• Strong experience in Database scripting (stored procedure and compound SQL) and data analysis in Sybase, DB2 or Greenplum etc.
• DB monitoring and performance tuning
• Working experience in Python/Perl/Shell scripting
• Troubleshooting skills (tracking trends, producing metrics and analysis)
• Strong verbal and written skills required to interact with global teams and customers
• Flexibility of work in shift and perform on-call responsibility
• Working from office (3 days per week minimum is the current policy).

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in financial service/products, investment banking
• Experience in Advanced Monitoring/Alerting Tools (Splunk, AppDynamics, Elastic Search etc.)
• Have knowledge on development tools like GIT, Jenkins etc.
• Agile/DevOps/SRE mindset and/or tooling
• Understanding Cloud technology.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.
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