Site Reliability Engineer

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Systems Operations Engineer in Irving, TX (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of Systems Engineering or Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Strong experience in Kubernetes (OpenShift and on-prem/cloud clusters).•
• Understanding of programming languages like Java, Go, or Python.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Helm, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions).
• Hands-on experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger).
• Understanding of networking, service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), and security best practices in Kubernetes.
• Experience with multi-cluster and hybrid cloud Kubernetes deployments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Systems Operations Engineering.
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Systems Operations 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.
• Design, develop, and optimize distributed caching and compute grid solutions on Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Understanding of microservices and containerized workloads using Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.
• Implement high-throughput compute grid solutions using IBM Spectrum Symphony, Tibco Grid Server or similar technologies.
• Optimize application performance by leveraging parallel compute strategies, load balancing, and efficient data distribution.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems.
• Implement observability, logging, and monitoring using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Ansible, and Helm Charts.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines for seamless software deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to platform, infrastructure and distributed compute platforms, ensuring minimal downtime.

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. 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.