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# Linux Systems / Site Reliability Engineer (Overnight Shift)

- **Company:** Perfect Timing Personnel Services
- **Location:** Berkeley, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Data Centers, Linux, DevOps, Perl (Programming Language), Monitoring of Systems, Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Scientific Computating, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Build Tools, Servicenow, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b0d9b9df1bf13afb

## About the Role

* Experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure, data centers, or other highly available production environments
 * Strong Linux administration and command-line experience
 * Experience developing tools or automation using Python, Perl, Java, C, C++, or similar scripting/programming languages
 * Experience troubleshooting production issues and working across technical teams to resolve them
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Ability and willingness to work a regular onsite overnight schedule

Preferred

 * Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, NOC, Systems Administration, Infrastructure Operations, or Platform Engineering
 * ServiceNow experience
 * Experience with Kubernetes, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Alertmanager, or similar monitoring platforms
 * Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices
 * Experience supporting HPC, research computing, scientific computing, or other mission-critical environments
 * Experience developing automation tools; experience with AI-driven automation is a plus, * Linux: 5 years (Preferred)

## Description

* Permanent overnight schedule of midnight to 8:00 a.m., five days per week.
 * 100% onsite in Berkeley, California
 * No third-party agencies, Corp-to-Corp (C2C), or subcontracting arrangements
 * Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship, Perfect Timing Personnel is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE II) to support Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). As part of a 24x7 operations team, you'll help ensure the reliability and performance of critical high-performance computing infrastructure that supports scientific research and discovery.

This role is ideal for a Linux-focused infrastructure professional with experience in systems operations, monitoring, automation, and incident response who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in a mission-driven environment.

What You'll Do:

 * Monitor computing, storage, network, and facility systems to ensure reliable operations
 * Respond to alerts, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate with on-call teams as needed
 * Develop and maintain automation, monitoring, and alerting solutions that improve operational efficiency
 * Build tools and integrations that support incident management and infrastructure monitoring
 * Support incident tracking and operational workflows through ServiceNow
 * Collaborate across technical teams to coordinate maintenance activities and improve reliability
 * Perform periodic data center walkthroughs to verify environmental, cooling, and power systems are operating properly