Site Reliability Engineer I (Full Time) — United States
The Site Reliability Engineer I at Confidential Client is an entry-level role focused on maintaining the health, scalability, and uptime of global cloud infrastructure through monitoring, incident response, and automation. The position offers hands-on experience with cloud technologies, observability tools, and operational best practices within a collaborative and mentorship-driven environment. The role involves active participation in incident management, improving operational procedures, and supporting a 24/7 on-call rotation to ensure platform reliability.
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Position summary
Confidential Client (via Careertakes) is hiring an entry-level Site Reliability Engineer I to join an IT reliability and cloud platform engineering team. This role is ideal for recent graduates or early-career engineers who want hands-on experience with cloud operations, observability, automation, and incident response in a collaborative, mentor-led environment.
What You’ll Do
- Monitor infrastructure and application telemetry across multi-tenant cloud environments to help maintain platform health and uptime.
- Assist with incident triage and response workflows alongside senior engineers to resolve service-impacting events promptly.
- Execute and suggest improvements to automated operational runbooks and standard procedures to reduce repetitive troubleshooting steps.
- Contribute to Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs) by documenting event timelines and helping identify permanent preventive solutions.
- Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering and Product teams to improve observability dashboards, alert hygiene, and system health signals.
- Participate in a structured operational on-call rotation with team mentorship to support global cloud platform reliability.
- Write basic automation and parsing scripts to help with monitoring, remediation, and runbook tasks.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (completed in the past 3 years or expected within the next 12 months).
- Basic scripting or programming experience in Python, Bash, Go, or a similar language for automation and log parsing.
- Demonstrated curiosity, analytical troubleshooting skills, and a collaborative mindset for fast learning.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and follow established incident response practices.
Preferred qualifications
- Academic coursework or project exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
- Introductory experience with containerization (Docker) or basic Kubernetes concepts.
- Familiarity with observability and logging tools (Splunk, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Exposure to infrastructure automation/configuration tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
- Interest in using modern AI-assisted developer tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate scripting and documentation.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range visible in source: USD 94,800 — 140,000 per year (range shown on source by location; recruiter can provide exact compensation for your hiring location).
- Typical U.S. benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and potential equity awards (subject to plan eligibility).
- Paid time off programs, sick leave, holidays, and other time-away benefits vary by hiring location and role.
Why join Confidential Client
Join a reliability-focused IT team that designs, monitors, and optimizes distributed systems used by enterprise customers worldwide. You’ll work with experienced mentors, gain exposure to modern cloud and observability tooling, and grow your operational engineering skills in a supportive environment.
Location & employment type
- Location: United States (see posting for specific hiring-location details)
- Employment type: Full-time / Permanent
Keywords (skills & focus areas)
- Site Reliability Engineer I
- Entry-level SRE
- Cloud operations and observability
- Incident response and on-call
- Python / Bash automation
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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