What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Site Reliability Engineer position at Mindlance?
Title: Site Reliability Engineer/SRE
Location: Reston, VA
Duration: 12 months
Overall years of experience:
- 8 years of related experience in their specific area with experience leading teams on projects with similar scope and complexity.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), or relevant cloud certifications.
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and modern software development frameworks. The SRE will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure cloud infrastructure while ensuring operational excellence, high availability, and reliability.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration.
- Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, Node.js, Bash, and PowerShell.
- Strong knowledge of database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Oracle, Redshift).
- Experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, Docker, Nexus/Artifactory) and build tools (Maven, Gradle).
- Familiarity with AI/ML integrations, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
- Expertise in observability, logging, and monitoring tools (AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry).
- Strong understanding of security practices, including IAM, RBAC, and vulnerability management.
- Experience with chaos engineering, resiliency assessments, and disaster recovery planning.
- Proficiency in performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner) and capacity planning.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with AI/ML libraries (e.g., NLTK, Transformers, Spacy, SciPy), Amazon SageMaker, and GenAI tools.
- Familiarity with project management tools like JIRA, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of utilities like AWS CLI, POSTMAN, and curl.
“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”
Salary : $75 - $80
