Site Reliability Engineer II

MERIDIAN COOPERATIVE INC•Dunwoody, GA

30d

About The Position

At Meridian, we’re building resilient, high-performing systems that power meaningful experiences for the people and organizations we support. We’re looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) who thrives at the intersection of software engineering and systems operations—someone who is energized by solving complex problems, strengthening infrastructure, and creating automation that makes our technology smarter, faster, and more reliable. In this role, you will be a key technical leader responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of our cloud-based platforms. You’ll collaborate closely with DevOps, Development, and Security teams to design robust solutions, eliminate inefficiencies, and prevent issues before they reach our customers. If you’re excited by deep technical challenges, building tools that empower teams, and driving operational excellence across an organization, we want to meet you.

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on experience with cloud technologies, with deep expertise in AWS.
A strong systems foundation—operating systems, networking, storage, distributed systems.
Experience in Identity & Access Management, including SAML/OIDC federation, MFA/Passwordless authentication, SCIM automation, and role-based access architecture across cloud and SaaS ecosystems.
Proven experience supporting complex cloud architectures and high-availability environments.
Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Go, Bash) to automate processes and manage infrastructure.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK.
Experience with enterprise identity management by unifying SSO, MFA/Passwordless, SCIM provisioning, and RBAC across platforms (Okta, Snowflake, AWS, GCP, OCI, Datadog, StrongDM, Twilio), establishing a consistent, secure, least-privilege access model for all users and services.
Familiarity with containers (Docker, Kubernetes), distributed storage (NFS, S3, Ceph, HDFS), and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or CircleCI.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, AWS CDK/CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
Excellent troubleshooting skills, strong problem-solving ability, and a proactive mindset.
Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across technical teams.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Responsibilities

Architect and maintain highly available, scalable AWS-based systems that support critical production environments.
Lead efforts to improve system performance, reliability, and observability across the enterprise.
Develop smart automation that reduces manual work, accelerates deployments, and improves consistency through scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Build and refine monitoring, alerting, and incident-management processes to ensure rapid detection and resolution of issues.
Partner with engineering teams to troubleshoot problems, remove bottlenecks, and enhance application and system resiliency.
Conduct root cause analyses and implement long-term solutions that prevent recurring incidents.
Strengthen disaster recovery and backup strategies to protect data and maintain uptime.
Stay current on emerging cloud, DevOps, and SRE practices—constantly pushing Meridian toward greater operational maturity.

Benefits

Outstanding Medical/Dental/Vision
Education/Training Reimbursement
On-Site Education Courses
Flexible Spending Account
Health/Wellness Reimbursement
Excellent Life and AD&D insurance
Paid Time Off: Eligible to begin accrual from date of hire; accrual amount based on years of service. Beginning accrual rate equivalent to 22 days per year. 9 holidays which include the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve. Up to 240 hours of PTO can roll over to the following year.
Volunteer Time: 8 hours per year
Retirement: Robust 401K. Following one year of eligible service, the Company contributes in two ways: (1) match of 100% of each dollar you contribute on the first five percent (5%) of eligible compensation, and (2) Employer basic contribution of 4% of base salary (with increases in basic contribution percentage based on years of service). Employees are 100% vested in Company funded contributions from the date they enter the plan.

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