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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** BCforward - **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $112,320.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, Octopus Deploy, Open Source Technology, Reliability Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Ansible, Prometheus, Spinnaker, Google Cloud, Computer Network Operations, Cloud Platform System, Computer Network Technologies, Istio, Grafana, Mttr, Gitlab, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Terraform, Splunk, Dynatrace, Docker, Elk Stack, Jenkins, Golang - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c53908e4-4d6b-4ec7-83ab-5ac67a50264d ## About the Role * Proficient applied experience with SRE concepts * Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (cluster administration, workload management, CNI, CSI, security policies) * Proficient in Docker containerization (optimized Dockerfiles, registries, container security best practices) * Deep expertise in observability/monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, Grafana Tempo, Dynatrace, and/or Splunk (dashboards, alerting, SLO-based monitoring) * Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, Flux, Spinnaker) * Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and their container services (EKS, AKS, GKE) * Proficiency with infrastructure as code tooling (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, CloudFormation), including Terraform scripting * Hands-on Ansible skills for automation/configuration management in support of reliability and standardization * Understanding of OAuth flows and how identity integrations work in practice (including ID Anywhere patterns where applicable) * Working understanding of APIs (design/consumption, authentication/authorization considerations, operational concerns like rate limits and observability) * Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Go, Bash, or similar) * Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work independently with minimal supervision * Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and resolve complex technical challenges * Note on networking: Networking knowledge is a plus, but not a must-have; this role is intended to be more automation/coding-oriented than pure network operations Preferred Skills: * Advanced certifications (CKA, CKAD, and/or cloud platform certifications) * Deep expertise in SRE practices (SLA/SLO management, error budgets, MTTR/MTTD optimization, chaos engineering) * Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul) and advanced Kubernetes patterns * Knowledge of distributed tracing tooling (Grafana Tempo, OpenTelemetry) * Experience with log aggregation/analysis platforms (ELK Stack, Loki, Splunk) * Familiarity with container security scanning/compliance tools (Aqua, Twistlock) * Experience with multi-cluster management, disaster recovery, and high-availability architectures * Understanding of FinTech/financial services regulatory requirements and operational standards * Contributions to open-source projects related to Kubernetes, observability, or SRE tooling * Experience with Databus onboarding patterns and operational telemetry enablement across platforms * Strong hands-on experience standing up and operationalizing Dynatrace monitoring at scale * Experience automating pipelines using Jules/AIM (where applicable) ## Description We are seeking a SRE, Intermediate to join our team. 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