SRE Engineer

Fort Worth, TX company is seeking a SRE Developer to join their team for a contract opportunity.

Leverage the latest technology to solve business problems in a collaborative environment at this Fortune 500 transportation giant. Top technical resources are retained on long-term contract engagements.
Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase better.

Contract Duration: 2 Months (with extension through 2025)

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a developer in a technology organization.
• 2+ years of experience working with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or Infrastructure teams.
• Familiarity with SRE practices such as incident management, SLOs/SLIs, and automation.
• Experience with tools such as Dynatrace, Thousand Eyes, ServiceNow and similar tools.
• Experience with Python and Java.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and facilitation skills.
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to explain technical concepts and adjust messaging based on the audience, including non-technical groups.
• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills, collaboration, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work well within a team environment, as well as independently.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Previous experience working directly with SRE teams or DevOps.
• Understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

What You Will Be Doing

• Assist SRE teams in defining and achieving goals by organizing and facilitating ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Align SRE activities with Agile methodologies, focusing on incident management, problem resolution, and reliability improvement.
• Identify and remove impediments or blockers that may hinder the team's progress.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to reliability, system performance, and team productivity. Report these metrics to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across SRE processes, leveraging feedback from retrospectives and performance data.
• Work closely with SRE engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to align the team’s work with organizational goals.
• Advocate for SRE best practices such as monitoring, alerting, automation, and system health reviews to ensure system stability and availability.
• Coordinate and facilitate post-incident reviews, ensuring teams identify and implement action items to prevent future occurrences.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.