Associate Reliability Engineer Jobs in Kansas City, MO

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Job Overview
This role supports the operation and maintenance of high-traffic, business-critical internet communication systems to ensure continuous availability. It primarily focuses on automating system administration and monitoring to enhance network efficiency and reliability. The role involves conducting tests for redundancy, resilience, and failover to maintain uptime standards. Success is measured by system performance, uptime, and the ability to identify and resolve faults proactively. The work directly impacts organizational stability and the performance of digital infrastructure for customers and internal users.
Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains monitoring systems that detect symptoms to enable proactive fault identification and performance tuning
• Manages platform infrastructure including capacity planning and scaling to support system demands
• Analyzes operational data to uncover insights that inform system improvements and reliability
• Collaborates with development teams to enhance services through testing and controlled release procedures
• Designs, implements, and monitors complex system architectures to ensure high performance and uptime
• Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree OR combination of education and experience deemed equivalent (Required)
• Acceptable areas of study include Computer Science, Engineering
  Master's/Advanced Degree Computer Science, Engineering or Related Field (Preferred)
• Less than 2 years Operating and maintaining high traffic, business critical internet site communications systems (Preferred)
• Less than 2 years Automating the administration and monitoring of network systems (Preferred)
• Less than 2 years Conducting tests for redundancy, resilience, and failover in digital infrastructure (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Application Monitoring (Required)
• Automation (Required)
• CI/CD (Required)
• Capacity Planning (Required)
• Cloud Computing (Required)
• Incident Management (Required)
• Performance Tuning (Required)
• Scripting (Required)
• System Reliability (Required)

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Globally recognized certification in the field of IT security. It demonstrates the ability to design, implement, and manage a best-in-class cybersecurity program. (Preferred)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)- Certification that validates the candidate's ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks. (Preferred)
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator-
  This certification validates technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on the AWS platform. (Preferred)

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): No
DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No
Base Pay Range: $64,300 - $115,900
Corporate Bonus Target: 10%
The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.
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