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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Core Scientific - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Configuration Management, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Make (Software), Python (Programming Language), Release Management, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Virtualization Technology, Workflow Management Systems, Datadog, Reliability of Systems, HybridCloud, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/29a8856a-87c0-4ba8-829b-890ea12ac6d5 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, 7+ years of experience, or equivalent demonstrated impact in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering. * Broad technical experience across infrastructure and distributed systems, with the ability to design effective solutions, apply appropriate patterns, and anticipate scaling, reliability, and operational challenges. * Strong understanding of distributed systems behavior, including application runtime characteristics, service-to-service communication, networking, and failure modes in production environments. * Experience operating in regulated, compliant, or change-controlled environments. * Experience working in hybrid environments (AWS preferred; on-premises infrastructure required). * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and orchestration tools (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, Ansible). * Experience with Kubernetes and virtualization technologies. * Experience with observability platforms (e.g., Datadog), including building monitoring and alerting integrations. * Experience with build and release systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Makefiles, Python tooling)., While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, and lift up to 25 pounds. ## Description We are seeking a capable, motivated generalist who thrives in a change-controlled, compliant environment and enjoys working across hybrid cloud and on-premises systems. This role partners closely with application architecture and peer engineering teams while contributing hands-on across platform engineering, DevOps, and SRE. This position is expected to take ownership of complex technical initiatives and see them through to completion-balancing hands-on implementation with effective delegation and cross-team coordination. Responsibilities * Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical initiatives, from problem definition and design through implementation, rollout, and operation. * Own the design, implementation, and reliability of systems across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. * Take accountability for technical outcomes, including system reliability, scalability, and performance in regulated, change-controlled environments. * Drive execution by coordinating work across engineers and teams, delegating effectively while remaining hands-on where needed. * Partner with application architecture and peer teams to shape system design and influence technical decisions. * Build, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications using automation and infrastructure as code. * Implement secure, immutable infrastructure using modern tooling (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible). * Improve observability, monitoring, and incident response practices. * Establish and promote best practices for reliability, security, and operational excellence across teams. * Mentor engineers and contribute to raising the technical bar across the organization. * Foster open, respectful, and professional communication directly within the team as well as with co-workers/ teammates and leaders across the organization. * Performs other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [SRE Methods In an Agency Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/348-sre-methods-in-an-agency-environment) - [The OpenTelemetry mistakes I keep seeing (and how to stop making them)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100158-the-opentelemetry-mistakes-i-keep-seeing-and-how-to-stop-making-them) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [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) - [Accelerating Authentication Architecture: Taking Passwordless to the Next Level](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/733-accelerating-authentication-architecture-taking-passwordless-to-the-next-level) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [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) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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