Site Reliability Engineer

About

Optomi, in partnership with one of our clients, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support high-impact initiatives focused on automation, system reliability, and modernization of legacy infrastructure. This role centers on reducing operational toil, improving processes, and enhancing system performance across cloud environments using Python, Terraform, and AWS. The engineer will play a key role in managing secure cloud infrastructure (IAM, Secrets Manager), supporting CI/CD pipelines, and contributing to scalable, efficient service delivery. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in SRE or DevOps environments, experience working in production systems, and the ability to take ownership of issues from identification through resolution. Exposure to GCP, containerization, and configuration management tools like Chef or Ansible are a plus. Strong communication skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset are essential for success in this fast-paced, engineering-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational toil, streamline processes, and improve overall system reliability
• Support the migration of legacy systems to modern, scalable cloud environments across AWS and GCP
• Manage and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, including updates and version upgrades
• Ensure secure and compliant cloud configurations, with a strong focus on IAM policies and Secrets Manager
• Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient, consistent, and reliable deployments
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and proactively resolve reliability, scalability, and production concerns

Qualifications

Apply today if your background includes:

• Strong Python development experience, specifically used for automation, scripting, and improving system reliability and operational efficiency
• Hands-on Terraform experience, including building, managing, and upgrading infrastructure as code across environments
• Deep AWS expertise with a focus on IAM and Secrets Manager, with a clear understanding of security best practices and policy management
• Experience designing, building, or supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, or Harness
• Cloud experience across AWS and GCP, including services like Kubernetes, App Engine, Cloud Functions, and overall cloud architecture exposure
• Proven background in an SRE/DevOps environment focused on automation, toil reduction, system performance, and continuous improvement