Site Reliability Engineer ELH - OneIT - Durham, NC - 2027
The Site Reliability Engineer role at Confidential Client is an early-career position focused on supporting and maintaining enterprise IT systems, including servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments. The role involves monitoring system performance, automating routine tasks, participating in incident response, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance infrastructure reliability and service delivery, providing hands-on experience in modern SRE practices.
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What You’ll Do
Confidential client is hiring an early-professional Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support enterprise infrastructure and reliability initiatives. You will work alongside experienced engineers to maintain systems, improve reliability, and automate routine tasks.
- Assist in maintaining and supporting enterprise IT systems including servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments
- Monitor system performance and help identify reliability issues
- Support automation efforts for routine administrative tasks using scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) and configuration tools (e.g., Ansible)
- Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis, including root-cause investigations and remediation actions
- Help document system configurations, runbooks, operational procedures, and reliability metrics
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure and service reliability improvements
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or related field — or equivalent experience
- Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows, z/OS, zVM) and networking fundamentals
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash)
- Familiarity with automation/configuration tools (for example, Ansible)
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Wireshark, SolarWinds, Grafana)
- Understanding of cloud networking (Confidential client Cloud, AWS, Azure)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective written and verbal communication and ability to collaborate across teams
- Interest in SRE principles such as automation, observability, and fault tolerance
Preferred Experience
- Exposure to cloud platforms (Confidential client Cloud, AWS, Azure)
- Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD concepts
- Internship or academic project experience in network administration, systems engineering, or reliability engineering
- Certifications such as Juniper JNCIA, CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA or equivalent are a plus
- Knowledge of Netbox or similar infrastructure documentation tools
Why Join
This early-career role offers hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure, mentorship from experienced engineers, and direct exposure to SRE practices — automation, monitoring, and incident response — that will accelerate your growth in cloud and reliability engineering.
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