About the Role
Title: Senior Azure Site Reliability Engineer
# Open: 3
Company: Healthcare Client
Remote / Hybrid Schedule: 100% remote
Hours | shift | On Call | Time Zone: Must work EST time zone
Why Open: New project work
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months + possible extensions
Must Haves
5+ years of experience in Production Support, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or a related support engineering function, including 2+ years supporting healthcare environments.
Hands-on experience managing and supporting production systems within Microsoft Azure.
Strong expertise in Azure SQL, T-SQL, and healthcare data exchange standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
Advanced scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, or Python.
Ability to serve as the primary point of contact for high-severity production incidents and critical escalations.
Experience leading incident response efforts, coordinating bridge calls, and driving rapid resolution within strict SLA requirements.
Proven ability to perform root cause analysis (RCA) across infrastructure, application, and database layers.
Commitment to participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation and supporting mission-critical healthcare applications.
Working knowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, and healthcare data privacy and security requirements.
Most important:
Senior-level expertise
SRE/production support ownership
Azure specialization
Healthcare domain experience
Key Responsibilities & Skills
- Healthcare Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Azure Production Operations
- Production Incident Management
- SLA Compliance & Management
- HIPAA & HITRUST Compliance
- HL7 & FHIR Data Exchange
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- 24/7 On-Call Ownership
- CrossFunctional Incident Coordination
Technical Skills
- Azure Cloud Platform
- Azure SQL / TSQL
- PowerShell / Azure CLI / Bash / Python
- Infrastructure Automation (IaC)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Health Informatics, Electrical Engineering. Preferred: Master's in Computer Science, Master's in Information Systems, MBA.
Industry Experience
- Healthcare
- Cloud Services (Azure)
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Production Support
- Health IT