Site Reliability Engineer Staff - San Juan, PR

Site Reliability Engineer needed for a direct hire opportunity with SOC’s client to work onsite in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and enforce best practices.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop internal tools to support and streamline cloud platform operations.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using FluxCD and Jenkins.
• Address container image vulnerabilities and standardize remediation processes.
• Build Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) aligned with CIS and STIG benchmarks.
• Strengthen monitoring, alerting, and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues to ensure system reliability and customer satisfaction.
• Fine-tune distributed systems such as Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to align infrastructure with application needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in Infra Ops, Dev Ops, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Proficiency with Linux systems, especially Debian-based distributions.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Packer, and Ansible.
• Solid programming skills in Python and/or Golang.
• Deep understanding of containerization (Docker, Container) and orchestration tools (AWS EKS, GCP GKE).
• Experience with GitOps workflows.
• Proven track record in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong background in security and familiarity with security programs.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Knowledge of both relational (SQL) and non-relational databases.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills with a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience managing distributed systems like Apache Kafka and Cassandra.
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player.
• It is mandatory to attend to San Juan office twice a week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Background in security engineering or related disciplines

Employment Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Note

Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant’s experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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Estimated Min Rate: $113400.00

Estimated Max Rate: $162000.00