We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to work as part of a lean, product focused engineering organization. This role is about building and operating reliable cloud based systems by writing code, automating infrastructure and delivery workflows, and reducing friction for developers and users. You will work closely with product and application engineers to design, deploy, and operate systems with clear ownership and practical engineering judgment. We expect you to use modern tooling, including AI assisted tools where appropriate, to speed up automation, troubleshooting, and operations while remaining accountable for correctness, security, and reliability. This role favors simple, effective solutions, hands on ownership, and continuous improvement within small Agile teams.What you will doDesign, build, and operate cloud infrastructure for critical production and non-production applications with reliability and simplicity as primary goalsArchitect and evolve multi-account AWS foundations (organizations, accounts, IAM boundaries, guardrails, and environment separation) to enable secure, scalable deliveryDesign and operate cloud networking architecture (VPCs, routing, segmentation, ingress/egress, connectivity patterns) to support reliability, security, and compliance requirementsTreat reliability, security, and compliance as first class design concerns throughout the system lifecycleBuild tooling and automation that reduces errors, shortens recovery time, and improves day to day operationsImplement monitoring, logging, and alerting that make system behavior observable and actionableUse AI assisted tools to accelerate infrastructure delivery, automation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis, applying engineering judgment to validate outcomesImplement reliability guardrails for releases (progressive delivery, safe rollbacks, change risk controls) and provide production support during deploymentsParticipate in incident response, perform root cause analysis, and drive durable improvements that prevent recurrenceWork closely with application engineers to co‑own system design, operation, and continuous improvementMaintain clear, lightweight documentation that supports shared ownership and effective on‑call operationsWhat we need from youBA/BS, in a related technical field; or the equivalent in education and work experience8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or similar roles supporting application teams running production servicesStrong CI/CD experience (Jenkins and Git-based workflows preferred), including building secure, reliable pipelines and enabling teams to ship safelyExperience implementing and operating observability platforms (logging/metrics/alerting); Elastic Stack/OpenSearch experience is a plusHands‑on, demonstrable experience designing and operating AWS environments, and enabling application teams to adopt AWS correctly (networking, IAM, security, reliability, and cost awareness)Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred; CloudFormation acceptable), including building reusable modules/patterns and managing changes through review and automationExperience supporting CI/CD builds and deployment patterns for common application stacks (for example Java, NodeJS, and .NET)Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShellExperience working on large scale cloud‑based web applicationsWhat we would like from youAbility to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing with client and team members, including experience documenting and presenting findingsExcellent analytical skills, organizational abilities, and problem‑solving skillsFamiliarity with AI agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf) and practical experience applying them to infrastructure and operations workflowsSelf‑starter who works efficiently in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities and a geographically distributed teamAbility to think creatively and seek optimum solutionsAbility to grasp loosely defined concepts and transform them into tangible results and key deliverablesDiagnostic skills with the ability to analyze technical, business and financial issues and optionsAbility to infer from previous examples, willingness to understand how an application is put togetherAction‑oriented, with the ability to quickly deal with changeSomeone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and funThe base salary pay for this role is $140,000 - $170,000 per year.This position will also be eligible to earn a discretionary bonus each year, subject to company approval.BenefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental wellbeing, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, a hybrid working environment for most roles, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about. Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro‑rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back‑up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.Equal Opportunity EmployerSEI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.#J-18808-Ljbffr
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Salary | $140,000–$170,000 Per Year |