Site Reliability Engineer

Empower

Site Reliability Engineer ensuring reliability and performance of Empower’s financial services platform by managing critical systems and optimizing operational practices.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $87,400 - $123,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps practices, with a strong focus on maintaining high availability and resiliency in AWS environments. Proficient in infrastructure as code, CI/CD principles, and containerization technologies to optimize system performance and reliability.

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Site Reliability EngineeringAWS Infrastructure ManagementKubernetes and ContainerizationInfrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)CI/CD Pipeline Optimization

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Hard Skills

Site Reliability EngineeringAWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, VPC)KubernetesDockerTerraformCloudFormationCI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins)Observability PlatformsNetworking FundamentalsIncident Management

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingSound JudgmentDesire to Learn

Tools & Technologies

GitOpsMonitoring and Alerting ToolsAutomation Tools

Industry Keywords

Operational ExcellenceRoot Cause AnalysisCapacity PlanningHigh-Availability ArchitectureOn-Call Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDockerEC2JenkinsKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own operational excellence for assigned systems and services while supporting projects of varying complexity across teams
Participate in on-call rotations, respond to incidents, troubleshoot complex system and deployment issues, and drive resolution
Lead postmortem processes, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
Establish service level indicators, build proactive monitoring and alerting, and manage observability for Kubernetes environments, including EKS
Build, maintain, and optimize infrastructure as code across multiple AWS environments
Manage and optimize EKS clusters to support the availability, resilience, and scalability of containerized applications in production
Collaborate with development teams to support releases and implement scalable, resilient, and maintainable services using GitOps and progressive delivery practices
Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and automation tools to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency
Lead capacity planning and right-sizing efforts to support performance optimization and system reliability
Document critical systems, runbooks, architecture decisions, and system behaviors, and mentor entry-level SREs on operational best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
2 to 4 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering
Experience maintaining high availability and resiliency across AWS infrastructure components, including EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, and similar services
Production experience with Kubernetes and containerization technologies such as Docker, including deployment, troubleshooting, and optimization
Proficiency with infrastructure as code frameworks such as Terraform and CloudFormation
Experience with observability platforms and the technologies, systems, and networks that affect incident detection and response
Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent tools
Knowledge of networking fundamentals, troubleshooting, and high-availability architecture patterns
Familiarity with GitOps workflows, incident management, and on-call practices
Strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and a desire to learn

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.