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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** SS&C Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Waltham, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Information Systems, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), HTTP Secure, Java Message Service (JMS), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Networking Basics, Oracle (Applications), RabbitMQ, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Prometheus, Akamai, Software Engineering, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Web Applications, Zabbix, Datadog, Network Switches, Enterprise Software Applications, Mttr, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Transport Protocols, Cloudflare, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, Dynatrace, Docker - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/ssctech/SSCTechnologies/job/Waltham-MA---10-CityPoint/Sr-Site-Reliability-Engineer_R44918 ## About the Role * BS or MS in Computer Science or similar discipline * Strong work experience in Unix/Linux * Strong knowledge of Java Web-based enterprise applications, Python, or Bash to automate tasks and build tooling. * Strong work experience and troubleshooting skills in Kubernetes and Docker. * Working experience of Azure, AWS with (CloudWatch, EKS, EFS, S3, RedShift and other AWS services) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible. * Working Knowledge in basic networking and various application and transport protocols. HTTP(s), JMS etc. TCP, UDP etc * Experience working with one or more of the following: Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, Zabbix, Prometheus, etc. * Working Experience on Akamai/Cloudflare DNS, CDN , DataStream & WAF. * Experience working with one or more of the following: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB * Experience working with messaging subsystems: RabbitMQ, Interconnect, AMQ. * Familiar with AI tools. What Sets You Apart (preferred qualifications) * Minimum 7 years of experience in developing Software projects and/or DevOps/SRE. ## Description Sr Site Reliability Engineer- Guardian of the products to ensuring systems are reliable, scalable, and efficient enough to meet business goals. * Investigate issues raised by customers, database administrators, and application support and suggest short term and long term solutions. * Provide day-to-day technical support in maintaining the information system, including responsibility for ensuring processes and outputs and complete and error-free. * Work with Operation Team for deployment and validation of changes to production during release/deployment/Change Request Implementations. * Participate in production issue bridge and work with different R&D and Operation teams to resolve customer issues. * Responding to and resolving escalated incidents for customer issues or monitoring alerts. * Building diagnostic and analytical tools that improve the MTTA, MTTD, and MTTR. * Configure and integrate commercially available monitoring tools into the production systems to improve availability, scalability, and latency. * Participate in on-call rotation and handling time critical issues during on-call schedule. Why Join SS&C SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence. You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments. How You Will Make an Impact * Responds to and resolves escalated incidents for customer issues or monitoring alerts within SLA * In-depth analysis of incident RCA; * Working with R&D and architecture teams on defects and runtime inefficiencies identified in the production environment; * Building diagnostic and analytical tools that improve the MTTA, MTTD, and MTTR. * Building systems/site monitoring tools for system health and APIs to ensure smooth operations of production systems * Validate and Verify software deliverables for production readiness. * Risk assessment and mitigation of changes to the production systems * Conducts project planning, cost analysis and vendor comparisons (POC/POV) and works on project implementation. * Works with development teams to enhance and improve system operability. * Conducts tests of network redundancy, resilience and failover of network elements to ensure up-time standards are fully achieved. * May be required to provide on-call service coverage with other department employees. ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [What Developers Get Wrong About Application Quality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/233-what-developers-get-wrong-about-application-quality) - [SRE Methods In an Agency Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/348-sre-methods-in-an-agency-environment) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)