About the role

What will you do at Mike Albert Fleet Solutions?

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Site Reliability Engineer to join a small, high-impact infrastructure team. This role blends software engineering and systems automation to scale reliable cloud and hybrid systems.

You will own critical projects from design through deployment, specifically driving a pivotal infrastructure modernization and hosting migration initiative in your first year.

Responsibilities

* Infrastructure & Migration: Lead modernization efforts and hosting migrations while maintaining hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, on-prem).
* Automation &IaC: Streamline provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC) and enhance CI/CD pipelines(GitHub Actions, Jenkins)for rapid delivery.
* Observability: Introduce and manage comprehensive monitoring platforms (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)to establish operational standards.
* Reliability Engineering: Manage containerized work loads in Docker and implement SRE principles including SLOs and error budgets.
* Operational Excellence: Lead incident response, conduct root cause analysis, and automate manual processes through scripting and runbooks.
* Security & Continuity: Support DevSecOps initiatives and ensure robust backup and disaster recovery strategies.
* Emerging Tech & R&D: Continuously evaluate and pilot emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends to ensure our infrastructure stack remains modern, efficient, and scalable.

Qualifications

* Minimum 5 years in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering with production experience in Azure or AWS.
* Strong Linux/Unix administration and networking troubleshooting skills.
* Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipeline design.
* Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell).
* Expertise with Docker in production environments; Kubernetes experience is a strong plus.
* Self-starter with strong communication and documentation skills; able to take ownership in a small-team environment.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with a diverse group of individuals with varying levels of technical understanding and varying skillsets.
* Ability to work collaboratively with application development and data engineering areas to define standards and manage change.
* Must reside in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (Hybrid Schedule 3 days a week in office)

Preferred Qualifications

* Practical knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
* Windows Server/Active Directory administration.
* Experience with legacy Unix (AIX/Solaris).
* Database (Oracle/MS-SQL) or BI platform experience (Snowflake/Azure Fabric).
* Relevant industry certifications (Azure, AWS, or CKA).
Hybrid Schedule three days a week in office required

Which skills does this role require?

Site Reliability EngineeringTerraformAnsiblePowerShell DSCGitHub ActionsJenkinsDatadogDockerKubernetesPythonGoBashDevOpsCloud EngineeringInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDDevSecOpsLinuxNetworkingDisaster RecoveryHybrid InfrastructureMigration

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