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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior AI Ops & Incident/Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Perficient - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $170,640.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Information Technology Operations, Automation of Marketing, Reliability Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Software Engineering, Toolchain, Workflow Management Systems, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Computer Network Operations, Mttr, Reliability of Systems, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Dynatrace, Servicenow - **Published:** July 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us80d5d4651bd85d23e2d28dd440bd5811/eaa ## About the Role We are seeking a Senior AIOps and Incident/Site Reliability Engineer to lead incident management, operational resilience, and intelligent automation initiatives across enterprise technology environments. This role will partner with Network Operations Center (NOC), Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and Application Support teams to proactively detect, respond to, and prevent technology incidents. The ideal candidate combines hands-on incident management expertise with experience implementing observability, automation, and AI-driven operational solutions to improve system reliability, reduce operational overhead, and enhance customer experience. The candidate should possess deep expertise in AIOps, ITSM, ITIL, SRE, Incident Management, Cloud Operations, and Enterprise Infrastructure., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). * 8+ years of experience in IT Operations, Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, Network Operations, or Production Support environments. * 5+ years of experience leading incident management, operational transformation, or reliability engineering initiatives. * Strong experience with: * Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) * IT Service Management (ITSM) * ITIL Framework * Incident, Problem, Change, and Event Management * Network Operations Center (NOC) * Infrastructure Operations * Service Desk Operations * Application Production Support * Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) * DevOps Practices and Toolchains * Hands-on experience with Dynatrace, monitoring platforms, and observability solutions. * Experience using ServiceNow for ticketing, workflow automation, and service management. * Strong understanding of infrastructure, networking, cloud architecture, and enterprise application ecosystems. * Proven experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive controls. * Experience leading enterprise AIOps implementations. * Experience building AI-powered operational agents and intelligent automation solutions. * Certifications such as: * ITIL Foundation or ITIL Managing Professional * Certified Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) * AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud certifications * ServiceNow certifications * Experience with workflow orchestration and enterprise automation platforms. * Familiarity with predictive analytics, machine learning operations, and autonomous operations frameworks. ## Description We currently have a career opportunity for a NOC AI-Ops Engineer to join our team located in Austin, TX. This is a hybrid role, 3 days a week in office., Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues. Responsibilities: * Incident & Recovery Management * Monitor, document, and analyze major incident response efforts and service recovery activities. * Serve as a senior escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 operational incidents. * Conduct incident reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning. * Improve Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR). * Site Reliability Engineering * Implement SRE practices to improve platform reliability, scalability, and resiliency. * Define and monitor SLAs, SLOs, and operational KPIs. * Develop proactive reliability and availability strategies. * AIOps & Automation * Implement AIOps solutions to automate incident detection, diagnosis, remediation, and prevention. * Build and optimize AI-powered operational agents and self-healing workflows. * Reduce operational effort through intelligent automation. * Observability & Monitoring * Lead enterprise monitoring initiatives using Dynatrace and related observability platforms. * Improve visibility across cloud, infrastructure, applications, and user experiences. * Enable predictive monitoring and anomaly detection. * ITSM & Service Operations * Develop and enhance incident, problem, change, and event management frameworks aligned with ITIL and ITSM best practices. * Leverage ServiceNow workflow automation to improve service delivery. * Cross-Functional Leadership * Partner with Infrastructure, DevOps, Cloud, Security, Application Development, and NOC teams. * Mentor operational teams and promote an automation-first culture. ## Related Videos - [What Developers Get Wrong About Application Quality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/233-what-developers-get-wrong-about-application-quality) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [The Power of Purpose: Unlocking Potential and Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1110-the-power-of-purpose-unlocking-potential-and-innovation) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [It's Not Vibe Coding If You Know What You're Doing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100119-it-s-not-vibe-coding-if-you-know-what-you-re-doing) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers)