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Network / System Engineer

Genesis10, Plano, TX, United States


Genesis10 is currently seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Pennington, NJ or Plano, TX. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.
The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will join a team that owns the reliability and operational health of a large-scale platform. This role will operate hands-on across the stack to improve platform and application observability, drive reliability improvements, and deliver measurable gains in operational efficiency. The position involves working closely with core teams to execute platform modernization, harden production systems, and evolve support tooling to ensure the platform continues to meet its reliability and performance objectives.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with engineers, architects, and teams to design, develop, test, and implement secure, robust, highly available, and scalable solutions for applications and platforms
Design and implement deployment approaches using highly scalable, automated, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines
Take responsibility for all aspects of reliability, collaborating with technical experts to resolve complex problems and ensure they do not reoccur
Utilize a deep understanding of SRE practices, service level indicators, and service level objectives to proactively resolve issues
Gather, analyze, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to drive continuous improvement
Identify opportunities to eliminate toil and automate the triage of issues to improve operational stability
Collaborate with a global team to identify, analyze, and resolve platform vulnerabilities
Proactively promote the adoption of site reliability engineering best practices within the team and organization
Requirements:
At least 5 years of combined experience in SRE, software development, or infrastructure engineering
Strong experience in implementing, monitoring, and maintaining highly scalable and resilient application services and platforms
Strong experience with monitoring tools such as OpenTelemetry (OTel), ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, and Dynatrace
Knowledge in Python, Shell, or Perl scripting
Proficiency in implementing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Git and Jenkins
Advanced knowledge of networking (firewalls, DNS, Load Balancing, Proxies, etc)
Advanced understanding of the Linux operating system, including shell scripting and core commands
Experience with Ansible for writing playbooks and using core modules
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills
Self-motivated and results-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Desired skills:
UI/UX experience to provide oversight on best practices for tooling used by production support teams
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform for automating infrastructure deployment
Background in a large enterprise environment
Ability to connect the dots and resolve complex infrastructure issues quickly
Able to work in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines
Pay range:

$63.68 - $71.68 per hour
Only candidates available and readzy to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.