Site Reliability Engineer

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to support a greenfield Trade Compliance and Innovation initiative. This role will serve as the primary SRE for one team while partnering closely with another SRE supporting a second team within a geographically distributed team.

Key Responsibilities:

· Serve as the primary Site Reliability Engineer supporting Azure-based applications and platforms. · Design, build, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments. · Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and other cloud automation tools. · Partner with software engineering teams to improve deployment processes, reliability, scalability, and system performance. · Support Java and Python-based microservices deployed in Azure environments. · Manage and support Azure Container Apps (ACA), Kubernetes, and AKS environments. · Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and cloud-native deployment tools. · Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, alerting, logging, and incident response. · Research and resolve infrastructure, networking, and platform-related issues across complex systems. · Create and maintain infrastructure documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures. · Ensure adherence to security standards, resiliency requirements, and infrastructure best practices. · Support blue-green deployments, scaling strategies, and non-functional requirements (NFRs).

Core Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. · 3+ years of hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering. · Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and infrastructure management. · Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform. · Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitHub. · Experience supporting containerized applications using Kubernetes, AKS, or Azure Container Apps. · Strong scripting or development experience using one or more of the following: Python, Go, Java, .NET, or Node.js. · Experience with cloud networking, security, monitoring, and system reliability practices. · Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently. · Excellent communication skills and the ability to support globally distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Azure certifications. · Experience supporting Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, or Generative AI platforms. · MLOps and/or LLMOps experience. · Experience with messaging platforms, webhooks, and Azure Functions. · Experience implementing blue-green deployment strategies. · Knowledge of horizontal and vertical scaling, resiliency, and disaster recovery practices. · Experience with ELK Stack, Grafana, or similar monitoring platforms. · Experience supporting microservice architectures and distributed systems. · Experience working in highly regulated or compliance-focused environments. · Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and research technical solutions independently.