Site Reliability Engineer

Required U.S. Citizenship / No clearance needed / 100% remote within the US

Staff Site Reliability Engineer / Cloud SME

Location

100% remote in the continental US

Type

Long-term contract (3+ years)

Role Summary ------------

As the Staff SRE/Cloud SME, you will be a critical technical leader driving the rearchitecting of our existing monolithic system into a resilient, cloud-native architecture. This role requires deep expertise across multiple cloud platforms (Azure and AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) to ensure the next-generation platform meets the highest standards of scalability, reliability, and security.Key Responsibilities --------------------

### Architecture & Transformation Leadership

• Lead the technical rearchitecting efforts, transforming a large-scale monolithic system into a modern microservices-based, cloud-native application.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Architecture, Product) to define and implement the new system architecture using domain-driven design (DDD) principles.
• Conduct technology evaluations and provide recommendations for new tools, frameworks, and cloud services to enhance our infrastructure.

### Reliability Engineering & Cloud Operations

• Utilize Kubernetes (K8S) for container orchestration and management, ensuring extreme scalability, reliability, and high availability of the system.
• Implement robust, highly resilient, and highly available components for the system.
• Develop and implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure optimal system performance and availability.
• Drive the adoption of DevOps principles and practices throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless integration and continuous deployment processes.

### Technical Expertise & Mentorship

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends related to systems and cloud computing.
• Mentor an