Senior Python Site Reliability / Platform Engineer

Job Title: Senior Python Site Reliability / Platform Engineer

Location: Pennington, NJ

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $63.51/hr (W2)

Job ID: 408165

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer III to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Python, Django, REST APIs, MySQL, Linux, automation, observability, and cloud platforms and a proven ability to improve platform reliability, enhance observability, and drive operational efficiency at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Own the reliability and operational health of the Quartz platform across Global Markets.
• Actively monitor, triage, and resolve infrastructure and application issues in large-scale production environments.
• Design and implement automation to improve operational efficiency and reduce toil.
• Build and enhance internal tools to support platform operations and incident response.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to drive reliability improvements.
• Partner with Quartz core teams on platform modernization and migration to Cloud 1.0 and 2.0.
• Harden production systems and evolve observability and support tooling.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong Python development, including hands-on Django and REST API development.
• Proficiency with MySQL and relational database design and tuning.
• Deep Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Infrastructure engineering and automation background with experience in Ansible and CI/CD pipelines.
• Observability and monitoring experience, with Dynatrace preferred.
• Experience operating in large-scale production environments.
• Cloud experience with Azure and/or AWS.
• Knowledge of SRE, Reliability Engineering, and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and modern observability tools.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.
• Background in Financial Services or Trading Platforms.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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