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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

UnknownPhoenix, AZContract$66.73/hr

The Site Reliability Engineer will be instrumental in building a new SRE function within a growing cloud environment, starting with foundational work like creating runbooks and defining operational standards during the first six months. As the organization matures, the role will evolve into traditional SRE responsibilities including reliability engineering, automation, observability, and platform optimization. This position suits engineers who are strong builders and problem-solvers, comfortable working in Kubernetes and cloud-native environments, with solid software engineering skills in Python and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. The ideal candidate enjoys establishing processes and systems from scratch rather than maintaining existing ones, and wants to have measurable impact on organizational reliability and cloud operations maturity.

Requirements

Proven SRE experience with knowledge of reliability, scalability, and incident response best practicesStrong automation and software engineering background with hands-on Python and Java developmentExperience with Kubernetes and at least one major cloud platform, preferably GCPTerraform experience or strong automation background willing to learnUnderstanding of cloud-native architectures and operational best practicesAbility to build solutions and improve platforms rather than maintain existing systems
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Listed August 6, 2026 · Verify details with the employer before applying.