Senior Systems Operations Engineer (SRE) in Charlotte, NC – Contract 2026

Job ID: JOB_ID_5108

Role: Senior Systems Operations Engineer (SRE)

We are looking for a Senior Systems Operations Engineer (SRE) with a strong background in application production support, automation, and configuration management. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-availability environments, incident response, and problem management with a focus on root cause analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide 4+ years of application production support in complex, high-availability environments, including incident response and problem management with strong root cause discipline.
• Utilize 4+ years of hands-on automation and configuration management experience (Ansible preferred or similar), plus strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Power, or similar).
• Perform 4+ years of Linux administration (RHEL preferred) and/or Windows Server administration supporting enterprise production workloads.
• Apply 4+ years of Git-based version control practices, including pull requests and peer review, with a focus on repeatability and code quality.
• Leverage 4+ years of experience with Monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, AppDynamics, ThousandEyes (alerts and dashboards).
• Support 4+ years of experience developing and/or supporting web applications (Preferably Java).
• Work with infrastructure-as-code concepts, including modular design and environment consistency.
• Support hybrid/private cloud platforms and container-adjustment hosting models; familiarity with OpenShift (OCP) or Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Implement SRE operating practices (reliability metrics, reduction of manual toil, continuous improvement via post-incident learnings).
• Support common middleware platforms and shared services, ability to build automation patterns that standardize operational and reduce manual intervention.
• Utilize enterprise observability and operational practices (service health dashboards, alert engineering, actionable telemetry).
• Explore responsible AI usage in operations (security, validation, accuracy and appropriate guardrails for automation/agents).
• Demonstrate strong cross-functional communication skills; experience operating in regulated environments.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of application production support in complex, high-availability environments.
• 4+ years of hands-on automation and configuration management experience (Ansible preferred or similar).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Power, or similar).
• 4+ years of Linux administration (RHEL preferred) and/or Windows Server administration.
• 4+ years of Git-based version control practices.
• 4+ years of experience with Monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, AppDynamics, ThousandEyes).
• 4+ years of experience developing and/or supporting web applications (Preferably Java).
• Working experience with infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Experience supporting hybrid/private cloud platforms and container-adjustment hosting models.
• Experience implementing SRE operating practices.
• Familiarity with enterprise observability and operational practices.
• Exposure to responsible AI usage in operations.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Experience operating in regulated environments.

Compensation & Location

Salary: $110,000 – $160,000 per year (Estimated)

Location: Charlotte, NC

Recruiter / Company – Contact Information

Email: rma.diksha@testingxperts.com

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