Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - CA

Software Engineer 4 / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Client: Financial Services

Location: Concord, CA – Hybrid (3 days onsite; Mon & Tues preferred)

Contract Length: 12 months (possible extension or conversion)

Pay Rate: $79 - $85

Top Requirements

1. 5+ years of experience with observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Splunk, ThousandEyes, AppDynamics)
2. Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift (OCP) and containerized environments
3. Strong understanding of databases (Postgres, MySQL) and system monitoring/analysis

Plusses

1. Experience with object storage (S3, NAS)
2. Ability to analyze and monitor network traffic end-to-end
3. Experience building monitoring strategies and alerting frameworks
4. Exposure to Skan.AI or similar third-party platforms
5. Experience in enterprise-grade environments with governance and reliability standards

Job Summary

In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering. Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors. Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables. Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end observability and monitoring strategies for enterprise systems
• Build dashboards, alerts, and monitoring solutions using tools like Grafana, Splunk, and AppDynamics
• Monitor and analyze system performance, latency, and data flow across platforms
• Identify bottlenecks, thresholds, and performance issues across distributed systems
• Work with Kubernetes/OpenShift environments to monitor containerized applications
• Analyze network traffic and collaborate with networking teams to improve visibility
• Monitor and support databases (Postgres, MySQL) and storage systems (S3, NAS)
• Integrate third-party systems (e.g., Skan.AI) into enterprise monitoring frameworks
• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of production systems
• Collaborate with global teams (including India) to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance system resilience and operational efficiency

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