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By leveraging Infrastructure-as-Code, advanced observability with Dynatrace, and SRE principles like error budgets and SLOs, you will drive operational excellence and lead incident response efforts for mission-critical applications.Key ResponsibilitiesDeployment & Automation: Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline) and automate global infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.Performance & Capacity: Drive cost-optimization initiatives, manage auto-scaling thresholds, and execute resiliency/performance testing to ensure system durability.Incident Management: Act as a primary on-call responder using ITIL frameworks and ServiceNow; develop Root Cause Analysis (RCA) documentation and maintain knowledge bases.Observability & Monitoring: Implement distributed tracing and optimize monitoring via Dynatrace and Kibana to create advanced dashboards and anomaly detection.Reliability Engineering: Define and monitor SLIs and SLOs while managing error budgets to balance feature velocity with system stability.Security & Compliance: Oversee service accounts, manage digital certificates, and execute rapid remediation for security incidents.QualificationsEducation: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.Experience: 2 to 4 years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure roles.Cloud Proficiency: Practical, hands-on experience with both AWS and Azure platforms.Technical Skills: Mid-level proficiency in Python (or similar scripting languages) and configuration management tools like Ansible.Containerization: Solid understanding of Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes or ECS.Infrastructure Fundamentals: Strong knowledge of Linux systems, networking protocols, and both Relational/NoSQL database architectures.Soft Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage competing priorities independently.Flexibility: Ability to participate in a production on-call rotation, including work outside standard business hours.","company":"Software Technology","rawCompany":"software technology","city":"Washington","state":"DC","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T13:32:40.413Z","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":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Site Reliability Engineer SRE","description":"Site Reliability EngineerRandstad is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for a high-impact role with a premier client based in Washington, DC. 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