Site Reliability Engineer III

Kforce has a client seeking a Site Reliability Engineer in Chicago, IL. This role will serve as a primary SRE within a geographically distributed team supporting a greenfield technology initiative. The Site Reliability Engineer will partner closely with development, QA, and other SRE resources to build, automate, maintain, and support reliable cloud infrastructure across development, test, and production environments.

Responsibilities:

• Apply software engineering and automation practices to infrastructure and IT operations
• Design, deploy, and support scalable, secure, and resilient solutions in Microsoft Azure
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub
• Support Java- and Python-based microservices and associated database technologies
• Support Azure Container Apps (ACA), Kubernetes/AKS, Azure Functions, messaging systems, and webhooks
• Implement deployment strategies including blue-green deployments
• Address scalability, resiliency, security, networking, monitoring, and other non-functional requirements
• Automate operational processes including testing, monitoring, log analysis, deployment, and incident response
• Research and troubleshoot infrastructure and network issues across applications and systems
• Maintain clear infrastructure documentation and technical diagrams
• Follow organizational standards for infrastructure patterns, security, and toolchain integration
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Azure certification preferred
• 3-5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or a related technical role
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Strong SRE/DevOps background with the ability to work independently and support development teams
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with GitHub CI/CD pipelines
• Experience deploying and supporting Java- and Python-based microservices
• Experience with cloud scalability, resiliency, security, networking, and blue-green deployment concepts
• Experience with Azure Container Apps (ACA) and/or Kubernetes/AKS
• Experience with Azure Functions, messaging systems, and webhooks
• Programming/scripting experience with technologies such as Python, Go, Java, .NET, or Node.js
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability solutions; ELK and Grafana preferred
• Strong troubleshooting, research, documentation, and communication skills
• Azure OpenAI deployment experience highly valued
• MLOps and/or LLMOps experience highly valued

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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