Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Penn Mutual

. Lead reliability, availability, scalability, and recovery design for critical systems .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $128,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with a focus on reliability, availability, and scalability of critical systems. Proficient in root cause analysis, incident response, and automation to enhance operational efficiency and compliance in complex environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)Root Cause AnalysisAWS and Distributed SystemsCI/CD Pipelines and Deployment AutomationObservability Tools

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Hard Skills

Programming SkillsReliability Engineering PrinciplesIncident Response ProcessesAutomation Design and ImplementationEngineering Standards for ReliabilityRisk AssessmentTroubleshooting SkillsDocumentation of SRE SystemsContainerization TechnologiesOrchestration Technologies

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoring Junior EngineersCross-Team CollaborationAnalytical SkillsInfluencing Reliability Culture

Tools & Technologies

Observability ToolsITSM ToolsSRE Tooling and PlatformsMetrics, Logs, and TracingRelease and Change Management Tools

Industry Keywords

Compliance RequirementsOperational OutcomesError BudgetsSystemic Reliability RisksDeployment Strategies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsITSM

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead reliability, availability, scalability, and recovery design for critical systems
Define and evolve SLOs, SLIs, and error budget practices across services
Identify systemic reliability risks and drive cross-team remediation efforts
Influence application and platform architecture to improve operational outcomes
Act as technical lead during major incidents and complex outages
Drive root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions
Improve incident response processes, tooling, and runbooks
Design and implement automation to eliminate operational toil at scale
Build and maintain shared SRE tooling and platforms
Set engineering standards for reliability-focused code and operational practices
Review and improve CI/CD, deployment, and rollback strategies
Partner with Release and Change Management to automate release practices
Lead risk assessments for high-impact changes and releases
Ensure compliance requirements are met while maintaining engineering velocity
Serve as a reliability authority for release-readiness decisions
Mentor junior SREs and engineers through technical guidance and review
Influence reliability culture across engineering and product teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
6–10+ years of experience in SRE, software engineering, platform, or DevOps roles
Professional experience performing root cause analysis on incidents and documenting SRE systems and usage
Strong programming skills with professional experience in multiple languages
Deep experience with AWS and distributed systems
Advanced knowledge of observability, ITSM, and reliability engineering principles
Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, regulated environments
Experience using or implementing observability tools, including metrics, logs, and tracing
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Experience with root cause analysis investigation and documentation
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills