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Merican

Site Reliability Engineer

Clayton, MO · On-site

$53.25 - $71/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer St. Louis, MO, this is a hybrid role that requires working onsite 3 days per week throughout the project. Also requires working onsite Monday-Friday the first week on ...

Boeing

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Berkeley, MO · On-site

$53.50 - $71/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the Air Dominance Site Reliability Engineering team located ...

NOCD

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

Chicago, IL (Hybrid 3X a week) Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Opportunity Overview NOCD is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help build and scale ...

iManage

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

Being a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at iManage Means... You are an engineer, a builder, and a systems thinker. You'll create middleware and platform guardrails that empower developers to ...

Cloud BC Labs

Sr. SRE Consultant

Seattle, WA · On-site

$64.75 - $86.25/hr

Role: Sr. SRE (Very Strong Technical SRE) Location: Seattle, WA WFO: Mandatory (3 days/week) Short JD: * Job Summary/Role Description (General Information) * As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer ...

Boeing

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Berkeley, MO · On-site

$53.50 - $71/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the Air Dominance Site Reliability Engineering team located ...

Arkhya Tech. Inc.

Site Reliability Engineer

Sonoma, CA · On-site

$63.75 - $85/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Work Location : San Francisco, California 94105 (Hybrid) Contract Key Responsibilities: Strong hands-on experience on AWS cloud and infrastructure as code ...

Arkhya Tech. Inc.

Site Reliability Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$66.50 - $88.25/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Work Location : San Francisco, California 94105 (Hybrid) Contract Key Responsibilities: Strong hands-on experience on AWS cloud and infrastructure as code ...

Nastech Global

SRE Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$66.75 - $88.75/hr

Experienced Senior SRE working on Kubernetes, with On-Premises experience * Candidates should work independently with little guidance from the leads. * Experience in working with AWS. * Experience in ...

Circle

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$67.25 - $89.25/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (III) * 4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering, ideally supporting cloud-native platforms. * Experience ...

Versant Media

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

Orlando, FL · On-site

$53.25 - $70.75/hr

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader within the platform engineering ecosystem, helping shape engineering standards, drive reliability initiatives, and ...

Inspire Brands

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$54.75 - $72.75/hr

Inspire Brands is hiring two Senior Site Reliability Engineers to help build and scale reliable, resilient, and observable systems supporting high-traffic, customer-facing digital platforms. These ...

Vertafore

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

Denver, CO · Hybrid

$58.75 - $78/hr

We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to own the reliability, scalability, performance, and operational integrity of critical production services. This role is accountable for the full ...

Circle

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$67.25 - $89.25/hr

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (III) * 4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering, ideally supporting cloud-native platforms. * Experience ...

iManage

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

Being a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at iManage Means... You are an engineer, a builder, and a systems thinker. You'll create middleware and platform guardrails that empower developers to ...

Practice by Numbers

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

$58.25 - $77.50/hr

Practice by Numbers is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability of their critical services. The role involves owning reliability outcomes, designing scalable ...

Hirekeyz Inc

Sr. SRE / DevOps Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$67 - $89/hr

Title: Sr. SRE / DevOps Engineer Location: Sunnyvale, CA Job Type: Full Time Job Summary - For this role, we are looking for a Sr. SRE / DevOps Engineer at Sunnyvale, California location. As Site ...

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As of Sep 1, 2026, the average hourly pay for senior site reliability engineer in the United States is $64.41, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $53.12 and $77.16 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Senior Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) are experienced IT professionals who ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of complex software systems. They bridge the gap between software development and operations by automating processes, monitoring system health, responding to incidents, and implementing best practices for system stability. Senior SREs often lead teams, design resilient infrastructure, and mentor junior engineers to improve overall reliability and efficiency in technology environments.

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To thrive as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you need deep experience in systems administration, software engineering, automation, and cloud infrastructure, typically supported by a related degree and several years in SRE or DevOps roles. Proficiency with tools like Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog), and certifications in AWS, GCP, or Azure are common requirements. Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and a proactive mindset help you collaborate across teams and respond quickly to incidents. These skills ensure high system reliability, scalability, and rapid recovery from failures, which are critical to business continuity.

What are some typical challenges a senior site reliability engineer faces when balancing system reliability with rapid feature releases?

Senior Site Reliability Engineers often navigate the challenge of maintaining high system uptime and stability while supporting fast-paced software development cycles. This involves implementing robust automation and monitoring, collaborating closely with development teams to ensure new features don't compromise reliability, and proactively addressing potential bottlenecks. Effective communication and prioritization are key, as SREs must advocate for best practices in reliability without slowing down innovation. Continuous learning and adaptation are vital to keep up with evolving technology stacks and complex distributed systems.

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A senior site reliability engineer (SRE) is responsible for maintaining and improving the reliability, availability, and performance of large-scale systems and services. They develop automation tools, monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and implement best practices to ensure continuous operation, often using skills in coding, systems administration, and cloud platforms.
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Site Reliability Engineer

Merican

Clayton, MO • On-site

$53.25 - $71/hr

Full-time

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Job description

Senior Site Reliability Engineer
St. Louis, MO, this is a hybrid role that requires working onsite 3 days per week throughout the project. Also requires working onsite Monday-Friday the first week on assignment.
Duration- 6 months
The Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will support the design, deployment, and operation of resilient, scalable, and secure technology platforms. This role focuses on improving system reliability, automation, observability, release processes, and operational excellence across cloud, containerized, and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, cloud platforms, and production operations.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and support highly available, scalable, and secure platforms across Kubernetes, cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and deployment automation to improve delivery speed and reliability.
Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues.
Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, and scripting frameworks.
Lead incident response, root cause analysis, performance optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve service reliability.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Software Engineering.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerization, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Git, automation tools, and modern deployment practices.
Experience with observability platforms, incident management, performance tuning, security controls, and Agile delivery methodologies.
This is a hybrid role that requries working onsite 3 days per week throughout the project. Also requires working onsite Monday-Friday the first week on assignment.
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Merican is a IT Service consulting firm, specialized in Digital adoption and Business automation. With our diverse collection of skilled and committed consultants, technology companies, businesses and digital experts, we provide our subject expertise and our unique client service approach, a best-in-class global model of delivery suited to the business demands of our clients. We ensure that we implement future-oriented solutions for our clients via investments in people, solutions, technologies, competencies and infrastructure.

Industry

It services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Columbia , MD, US

Year founded

2020

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