{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"17fefb0519cb8bb3669d4f4f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/17fefb0519cb8bb3669d4f4f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/17fefb0519cb8bb3669d4f4f","title":"Site Reliability Engineer","description":"Job Title: Site Reliability EngineerLocation: Remote (US, EST hours required)Interview Process: 2x InterviewsClient OverviewThis is a global materials science leader with a 170 plus year history, operating dozens of manufacturing and R&D sites worldwide. This role sits within a research and development group supporting advanced computing infrastructure behind ongoing materials science innovation.Top 3 SkillsKubernetes cluster operations and management, including provisioning, upgrades, and troubleshooting across on premises and cloud environmentsRancher for Kubernetes platform managementLinux systems administration, including performance tuning, scripting, and networkingWhat You'll DoMaintain and enhance Kubernetes platforms across on premises and cloud environmentsSupport provisioning, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters managed through RancherProvide deep Linux systems administration support, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and automationDevelop and maintain infrastructure as code solutions to standardize and automate platform deploymentSupport and improve GitOps workflows using ArgoCD to manage cluster and application configurationCollaborate with developers, scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable platform servicesIdentify opportunities to improve platform resilience, observability, security, and maintainabilityWhat We Need From You5 plus years of professional experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineeringHands on experience operating Kubernetes platforms in production environments, both on premises and cloud basedExperience with Rancher for Kubernetes cluster managementStrong Linux systems administration skills, including troubleshooting, scripting, and system performance analysisExperience implementing infrastructure as code solutions for platform provisioning and lifecycle managementPreferred/BonusBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related fieldExperience with Cluster API (CAPI)Experience with hybrid infrastructure spanning on premises and public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)Familiarity with Kubernetes observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting toolingExperience supporting scientific research, high performance computing, or computational science environmentsExperience with Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban)Job Posting ID: CRNGJP00030027Buzzwords: Kubernetes, Rancher, Linux, containers, orchestration, clusters, scripting, automation, provisioning, networkingTop 3 LinkedIn Job TitlesSite Reliability EngineerPlatform EngineerDevOps EngineerInternal Market Recap (Corning Incorporated, CRNGJP00030027)Pay PositioningCandidate facing pay rate is up to $73.87/hr. SRE/platform engineers with Kubernetes and Linux depth typically run $65 to $90/hr on the contract market nationally, more in high cost metros, somewhat less in lower cost regions since this req is remote and open to candidates anywhere in the US. This rate lands comfortably in the middle to upper middle of that band, a reasonably competitive offer for a fully remote seat. Note the spread here: Magnit's own stated range is $54.23 to $70.43/hr while the VMS/Corning side is authorizing up to $73.87/hr, a real gap between the two, worth being aware of but not a problem since the higher number is what governs the actual candidate facing offer.Competitive LandscapeRed HatVMware/BroadcomIBMDell TechnologiesHPEAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformDatadogHashiCorpSUSENutanixCiscoPalantirTwo SigmaSelling Points & Watch-OutsThis is R&D infrastructure work supporting real materials science research at a legacy, globally recognized innovator, a genuinely interesting mission for candidates who want their platform work to matter beyond internal IT.Fully remote with only a loose EST overlap requirement, a real advantage for candidates who don't want to relocate or commute.Rancher specifically, rather than raw Kubernetes or EKS/AKS/GKE, is a real requirement here, not a nice to have. This will narrow the pool since Rancher is less universally used than some other Kubernetes distributions, so be upfront that Rancher experience specifically is a hard filter, not something that's easily substituted.Contract length is 6 months with possible extension based on business need, not a guaranteed renewal. Set expectations accordingly rather than promising conversion.Fast timeline: a spotlight call is happening Wednesday 8/19, and the top 10 candidates get shortlisted Monday 8/24, so candidates need to move quickly through screening.Candidate ProfileSomeone with 5 plus years in SRE, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering, currently hands on with Kubernetes in production, ideally with direct Rancher experience or at minimum deep comfort picking up a new Kubernetes management platform quickly. Likely coming from a mid size to large tech company, a cloud native startup, or an enterprise IT/infrastructure team, comfortable with Linux administration and infrastructure as code, and used to working asynchronously or remotely with a distributed team.Sourcing ChannelsTarget candidates at Red Hat, SUSE, VMware/Broadcom, and Nutanix directly, since these companies employ people who work with Kubernetes distribution and management tooling as their core job. Also search DevOps/SRE communities and LinkedIn groups focused on Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure. Cross reference candidates who list CNCF certifications (CKA, CKAD) since that credential correlates strongly with the real skill set here even though it isn't a stated requirement.LinkedIn Location CoverageThis req is fully remote, open to candidates anywhere in the US who can work core hours between 8am and 6pm EST. There is no physical work site to anchor a drive time table against, so the standard Step 6 geographic coverage table does not apply here. No Client Locations record exists yet for a Corning remote posting.For sourcing purposes in LinkedIn Recruiter, use \"United States\" as the location filter, since narrowing to specific metros would arbitrarily exclude qualified remote candidates. If Jordan wants, this can be refined to major tech hub metros (Austin, Raleigh, Atlanta, etc.) as a soft targeting layer, but that would be a sourcing preference, not a geographic requirement of the req itself. Flagging this so it's not silently skipped, per standing protocol, rather than fabricated.Boolean Search StringKubernetes OR Rancher AND (site OR platform) AND (reliability OR engineering OR devops) AND (Linux OR Unix) AND (administration OR admin OR sysadmin) AND (scripting OR automation) AND (Bash OR Python) AND (GitOps OR ArgoCD) AND (\"infrastructure as code\" OR IaC OR CAPI) AND (cluster OR clusters OR clustering) AND (provisioning OR troubleshooting OR upgrades) AND (networking OR storage) AND (docker OR containerization OR containers)","company":"Elevait Solutions","rawCompany":"elevait solutions","city":"Charlotte","state":"NC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T12:53:27.705Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Site Reliability Engineer","description":"Job Title: Site Reliability EngineerLocation: Remote (US, EST hours required)Interview Process: 2x InterviewsClient OverviewThis is a global materials science leader with a 170 plus year history, operating dozens of manufacturing and R&D sites worldwide. This role sits within a research and development group supporting advanced computing infrastructure behind ongoing materials science innovation.Top 3 SkillsKubernetes cluster operations and management, including provisioning, upgrades, and troubleshooting across on premises and cloud environmentsRancher for Kubernetes platform managementLinux systems administration, including performance tuning, scripting, and networkingWhat You'll DoMaintain and enhance Kubernetes platforms across on premises and cloud environmentsSupport provisioning, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters managed through RancherProvide deep Linux systems administration support, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and automationDevelop and maintain infrastructure as code solutions to standardize and automate platform deploymentSupport and improve GitOps workflows using ArgoCD to manage cluster and application configurationCollaborate with developers, scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable platform servicesIdentify opportunities to improve platform resilience, observability, security, and maintainabilityWhat We Need From You5 plus years of professional experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineeringHands on experience operating Kubernetes platforms in production environments, both on premises and cloud basedExperience with Rancher for Kubernetes cluster managementStrong Linux systems administration skills, including troubleshooting, scripting, and system performance analysisExperience implementing infrastructure as code solutions for platform provisioning and lifecycle managementPreferred/BonusBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related fieldExperience with Cluster API (CAPI)Experience with hybrid infrastructure spanning on premises and public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)Familiarity with Kubernetes observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting toolingExperience supporting scientific research, high performance computing, or computational science environmentsExperience with Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban)Job Posting ID: CRNGJP00030027Buzzwords: Kubernetes, Rancher, Linux, containers, orchestration, clusters, scripting, automation, provisioning, networkingTop 3 LinkedIn Job TitlesSite Reliability EngineerPlatform EngineerDevOps EngineerInternal Market Recap (Corning Incorporated, CRNGJP00030027)Pay PositioningCandidate facing pay rate is up to $73.87/hr. SRE/platform engineers with Kubernetes and Linux depth typically run $65 to $90/hr on the contract market nationally, more in high cost metros, somewhat less in lower cost regions since this req is remote and open to candidates anywhere in the US. This rate lands comfortably in the middle to upper middle of that band, a reasonably competitive offer for a fully remote seat. Note the spread here: Magnit's own stated range is $54.23 to $70.43/hr while the VMS/Corning side is authorizing up to $73.87/hr, a real gap between the two, worth being aware of but not a problem since the higher number is what governs the actual candidate facing offer.Competitive LandscapeRed HatVMware/BroadcomIBMDell TechnologiesHPEAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformDatadogHashiCorpSUSENutanixCiscoPalantirTwo SigmaSelling Points & Watch-OutsThis is R&D infrastructure work supporting real materials science research at a legacy, globally recognized innovator, a genuinely interesting mission for candidates who want their platform work to matter beyond internal IT.Fully remote with only a loose EST overlap requirement, a real advantage for candidates who don't want to relocate or commute.Rancher specifically, rather than raw Kubernetes or EKS/AKS/GKE, is a real requirement here, not a nice to have. This will narrow the pool since Rancher is less universally used than some other Kubernetes distributions, so be upfront that Rancher experience specifically is a hard filter, not something that's easily substituted.Contract length is 6 months with possible extension based on business need, not a guaranteed renewal. Set expectations accordingly rather than promising conversion.Fast timeline: a spotlight call is happening Wednesday 8/19, and the top 10 candidates get shortlisted Monday 8/24, so candidates need to move quickly through screening.Candidate ProfileSomeone with 5 plus years in SRE, platform engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering, currently hands on with Kubernetes in production, ideally with direct Rancher experience or at minimum deep comfort picking up a new Kubernetes management platform quickly. Likely coming from a mid size to large tech company, a cloud native startup, or an enterprise IT/infrastructure team, comfortable with Linux administration and infrastructure as code, and used to working asynchronously or remotely with a distributed team.Sourcing ChannelsTarget candidates at Red Hat, SUSE, VMware/Broadcom, and Nutanix directly, since these companies employ people who work with Kubernetes distribution and management tooling as their core job. Also search DevOps/SRE communities and LinkedIn groups focused on Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure. Cross reference candidates who list CNCF certifications (CKA, CKAD) since that credential correlates strongly with the real skill set here even though it isn't a stated requirement.LinkedIn Location CoverageThis req is fully remote, open to candidates anywhere in the US who can work core hours between 8am and 6pm EST. There is no physical work site to anchor a drive time table against, so the standard Step 6 geographic coverage table does not apply here. No Client Locations record exists yet for a Corning remote posting.For sourcing purposes in LinkedIn Recruiter, use \"United States\" as the location filter, since narrowing to specific metros would arbitrarily exclude qualified remote candidates. If Jordan wants, this can be refined to major tech hub metros (Austin, Raleigh, Atlanta, etc.) as a soft targeting layer, but that would be a sourcing preference, not a geographic requirement of the req itself. Flagging this so it's not silently skipped, per standing protocol, rather than fabricated.Boolean Search StringKubernetes OR Rancher AND (site OR platform) AND (reliability OR engineering OR devops) AND (Linux OR Unix) AND (administration OR admin OR sysadmin) AND (scripting OR automation) AND (Bash OR Python) AND (GitOps OR ArgoCD) AND (\"infrastructure as code\" OR IaC OR CAPI) AND (cluster OR clusters OR clustering) AND (provisioning OR troubleshooting OR upgrades) AND (networking OR storage) AND (docker OR containerization OR containers)","datePosted":"2026-08-19T12:53:27.705Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T12:53:27.705Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Elevait Solutions","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Charlotte","addressRegion":"NC","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"17fefb0519cb8bb3669d4f4f"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/17fefb0519cb8bb3669d4f4f"}}