Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Operations

SS&C Technologies, Inc.
Kansas City, United States of America
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Kansas City, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Systems Engineering
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Configuration Management
Computer Programming
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Distributed Systems
DNS
Python
Reliability Engineering
Ansible
Prometheus
Shell Script
Datadog
Data Logging
Computer Networking Systems
Google Cloud Platform
Load Balancing
Grafana
Containerization
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Puppet
Terraform
Splunk
Docker
Go
VMware
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and reliability of our systems and services. You will work closely with infrastructure, Engineering, DevOps, and security teams to build robust systems, automate operations, and implement best practices for incident response, monitoring, and disaster recovery., + Maintain and improve the uptime, performance, and availability of production systems.

  • Define and track SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure service reliability and user satisfaction.
  • Monitoring & Incident Response
  • Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK).
  • Participate in on-call rotations and respond to incidents, performing root cause analysis and postmortems.
  • Automation & Tooling
  • Automate repetitive tasks and processes using scripts, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaaC).
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and operational processes.
  • Capacity Planning & Scaling
  • Analyze system performance and capacity trends to plan for future growth.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to design systems that scale reliably.
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Support cloud and/or hybrid infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, etc.).
  • Manage system provisioning, configuration, and patching via tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
  • Collaboration & Culture
  • Act as a bridge between development and operations teams, championing DevOps and SRE principles.
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, reliability, and accountability.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 3+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Systems Engineering role.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix systems, Windows, shell scripting, and administration.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (Python, Go, Bash, etc.).
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Strong knowledge of networking, security, load balancing, and DNS.
  • Experience with monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Datadog).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with ITIL processes, incident/change/problem management frameworks.
  • Exposure to compliance and security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA).
  • Experience in large-scale distributed systems and microservices architectures.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Calm under pressure, especially during incidents and outages.
  • Passion for automation, continuous improvement, and innovation.

Benefits & conditions

  • Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
  • Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
  • Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
  • Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
  • Wide Ranging Perspectives: Committed to Celebrating the Variety of Backgrounds, Talents, and Experiences of Our Employees
  • Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
  • Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!, Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with company match; paid time off, holidays, and parental leave; and professional development reimbursement opportunity.

About the company

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

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