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Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Hybrid

Arlington, United states

Senior

Freelance

12-02-2026

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Skills

Java C# Bash PowerShell SQL NoSQL GitHub CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Scrum Architecture Databases Organization SQL Server Azure Software Development Agile CI/CD Pipelines Microservices Microsoft Azure

Job Specifications

Job Overview

We are seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join a highly innovative technology organization focused on modernizing large-scale financial platforms. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong software development background who are interested in applying engineering excellence to reliability, automation, and release engineering.

This is not a traditional on-call role. Instead, the position emphasizes proactive engineering, automation, and strategic influence over how software is built, released, and operated at scale.

The Lead SRE will work closely with development, architecture, and platform teams to ensure systems are highly available, scalable, secure, and performant.

key Responsibilities

Define, implement, and evolve Site Reliability Engineering and Release Engineering strategies
Establish and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs)
Design and build automated CI/CD pipelines with integrated testing and security controls
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
Contribute hands-on to software development, automation, and platform engineering
Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and lead problem management initiatives
Collaborate across engineering, architecture, and operations teams to improve system reliability
Champion best practices in coding, testing, observability, and automation

Technical Environment

Cloud: Microsoft Azure
Containers: AKS, Kubernetes, Docker
CI/CD: Automated pipelines and release engineering practices
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, NoSQL
Architecture: Microservices, cloud-native systems
Monitoring & Observability: Enterprise monitoring and incident management tools
Development Tools: AI-driven development and automation tooling

Required Qualifications

Strong software development background with hands-on coding experience
Proficiency in one or more of the following:
Java
C#
PowerShell
Bash
Deep understanding of:
Software design patterns
Development architecture
Microservices-based systems
Experience with DevOps, Release Engineering, and pipeline automation
Hands-on experience with Azure cloud infrastructure
Strong troubleshooting skills across complex, distributed systems

Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments

About the Company

For over 26+ years Prudent Technologies & Consulting has been helping customers secure the technical and functional resources needed to deliver mission-critical IT & Business initiatives. What started as an IT Consulting company providing premium IT staffing services on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis in the US, has grown to include full service IT Consulting specialty practices in three key technology verticals: Data Sciences, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise CRM. Prudent’s specialty practices are built on... Know more