Site Reliability Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join a growing technology organization. The Site Reliability Engineer will support and maintain critical infrastructure across AWS and on-premises environments, with a focus on Kubernetes administration, Linux systems, and platform reliability. This role is ideal for an engineer with a strong systems or infrastructure background who is experienced managing existing environments and ensuring operational excellence. The Site Reliability Engineer is a Contract to Hire opportunity and allows you to work remotely in the United States.

Responsibilities of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot Kubernetes (K8s) clusters across AWS and on-premises environments.
• Support and optimize Linux-based infrastructure, ensuring stability, performance, and availability.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions utilizing Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to support platform reliability, incident response, and ongoing infrastructure improvements.

Requirements of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• 4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Systems Administration, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in AWS and/or on-premises environments.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts; exposure to Ruby-based environments is preferred.
• Experience supporting and maintaining production infrastructure environments; platform design experience is not required.

Compensation for the Site Reliability Engineer:

• $120,000 - $150,000
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.

Keywords:

Site Reliability Engineer, SRE, Kubernetes, K8s, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Linux, Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Administration, DevOps, Terraform, CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, Ruby, Object-Oriented Programming, OOP, Cloud Infrastructure, On-Premises Infrastructure, Platform Operations, Containerization, Production Support, Infrastructure Management, Reliability Engineering, AWS Infrastructure, Linux Administration

This job opens for applications on 9/4/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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