Cloud Site Reliability Engineer – Contract

About The Role

Barings is looking for a Cloud SRE to help drive a high-priority infrastructure transition tied to the exit of the Dallas Data Center and the migration of disaster recovery (DR) environments. You'll sit within the Global Technology & Data (GTD) – Infrastructure & IT Operations organization, with a clear mandate: keep US-hosted business applications continuous, resilient, and recoverable throughout and beyond the transition.

This is a contractor engagement focused on hands-on execution — planning, migrating, validating, and operationalizing DR and backup environments while the permanent Cloud Operations team drives parallel strategic initiatives.

About Barings

Barings is a global investment manager focused on delivering strong, risk-adjusted returns across public and private asset classes. The firm places a high premium on operational excellence, resiliency, and risk management, and this role operates squarely within that culture.

What You'll Do

DR & Infrastructure Migration

• Plan and execute the migration of US disaster recovery and backup environments as part of the Dallas colocation facility exit
• Support the relocation or re-platforming of DR environments for US-hosted applications, databases, and market data services
• Ensure DR architectures meet established recovery objectives and resiliency standards

DR Testing & Validation

• Plan, execute, and document full DR tests for US-hosted business applications
• Validate restore procedures, recovery sequencing, and operational readiness
• Identify gaps and remediation actions to ensure end-to-end recoverability

Cloud & Hybrid Operations

• Support cloud and hybrid infrastructure components tied to backup and disaster recovery
• Partner with Cloud Operations SMEs to operationalize new cloud-based backup solutions
• Execute runbooks and operational procedures aligned to approved designs

Coordination & Documentation

• Work closely with application owners, infrastructure teams, and vendors throughout migration and testing
• Track and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies
• Maintain clear, thorough documentation of environments, procedures, and test outcomes

What You Bring

• Background in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Infrastructure Reliability
• Hands-on experience with enterprise disaster recovery environments and backup systems
• Solid understanding of DR concepts, resiliency patterns, recovery testing, and infrastructure transitions
• Experience in cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments
• Ability to execute complex, time-bound initiatives within operational and regulatory constraints

Nice to Have

• Experience with colocation exits or data center migrations
• Familiarity with cloud-based backup and recovery platforms
• Exposure to financial services or other regulated industries
• Strong documentation habits and operational discipline