Senior Site-Reliability Engineer
Entarian•Remote, VA
•$105,000 - $140,000
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Senior Site-Reliability Engineer to join our infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our Windows-based production environments. You will bridge development and operations to deliver highly available services while maintaining operational excellence.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Systems Administration, DevOps, or Site-Reliability Engineering roles
- Strong expertise in Windows Server environments (2016+), including Active Directory, IIS, and MS SQL.
- Strong cloud skills, AWS experience preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in scripting, including module development and integration with REST APIs
- Hands-on experience with configuration management tools: Terraform (infrastructure provisioning), Puppet or Chef (configuration management)
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic)
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, Load Balancing, VPN)
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across multiple technology layers
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certifications, or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Gitlab Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks
- Experience with log aggregation and analysis tools (ELK Stack, Splunk)
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using various scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Ruby, etc) for OS provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks
- Implement and manage configuration management solutions (Terraform, Puppet, and/or Chef) across hybrid environments
- Monitor system health, performance, and availability using industry-standard tools and practices
- Establish and enforce SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets for production services
- Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents with a focus on rapid restoration and root cause analysis
- Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment pipelines and release processes
- Document operational procedures, runbooks, and architectural decisions
- Conduct post-mortem reviews and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- paid time off and 11 company holidays
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- additional employee benefits and wellness resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
