Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Core Scientific•Austin, TX

13h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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)

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