Site Reliability Engineer

job summary:

Strong understanding in API testing tools (SoapUI, Postman)

Experience managing systems using infrastructure as code tools (IAM, ARM, Terraform, Chef)

Handle a huge fleet of on-prem servers (including security & patching oversight)

Handle hundreds of SSL certificates for all applications in scope

Use Ansible & Python for automating day-to-day activities, Web development with Django, JavaScript

location: Roanoke, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $67 - 68 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience or higher in a technology related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) required, Master's degree a plus
• 5-8+ years of hands-on experience deploying and/or supporting highly distributed multi-tiered systems at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Public Cloud environments, preferably AWS and Azure. Certifications a plus
• Exposure to basic OS level scripting languages such as Korn/Bash/Jscript
• Experience with container orchestration, preferably with Kubernetes
• Experience operating and implementing distributed & highly concurrent service-based

qualifications:

Ability to solve application issues on Unix/Linux with J2EE, WebSphere, Tomcat and SQL

Familiarity with ITIL processes like Incident management, Change/Problem management

Balancing delivery with ad hoc workloads and re-evaluating priorities

Solid understanding of Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts including CI/CD pipelines

Hands on experience with one or more observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, etc.)

Use Datadog, Catchpoint, Splunk & Grafana for Application Observability and monitoring of app & infrastructure

Experienced in Instrumentation with systems skills on building and operating, monitoring, logging, alerting services of distributed systems at scale

Proven experience in maintaining scalability and resiliency of complex environment.

Proven experience in implementing advanced observability practices and techniques at scale.

Provide enterprise Cloud and Platform Engineering support for production environments and ability to participate in on-call rotation to provide solutions.

Experience in Cloud development (AWS and Azure) and migration skills; Experience with building and operating highly resilient platforms in public cloud environments

Ability to triage, complete root cause analysis, and be decisive under pressure

Experience managing and interpreting large datasets using query languages and visualization tools

Proficient communication skills with an ability to reach both technical and non-technical audience

Proven experience performing chaos testing to build confidence in the system's capability to withstand turbulent conditions in production

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.