Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Location: NYC, NY (Hybrid)
Long Term Contract 

What You’ll Do: 
● Support the SRE team in developing and implementing enhancements to support workflows, focusing on automation and efficiency improvements 
● Handle technical escalations, troubleshoot complex FIX and API connectivity issues, and actively participate in on-call rotations during non-traditional hours to ensure rapid response and resolution 
● Coordinate Incident Post Mortems and RCA analysis 
● Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions (observability stack) to provide deep insights into system performance and user experience 

Required Qualifications: 
● 5+ years in a senior SRE role or a similar position, demonstrating deep knowledge and expertise in site reliability engineering and operations 
● Knowledge of FIX protocol and messages, ability to read FIX logs
● Familiarity with REST APIs and a strong understanding of API integration 
● Proficient in Python and scripting for automation and system management, with a proven track record of developing and implementing automation solutions 
● Expertise in SQL and transactional databases, including querying and troubleshooting 
● Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a proven ability to identify and resolve technical issues through root cause analysis 
● In-depth knowledge of core networking concepts including TCP/IP, routing, and DNS. 
● Familiarity with maintaining and troubleshooting systems within both cloud (AWS) and co-location (colo) 
● Availability for flexible work hours and willingness to cover US markets trading sessions, including L2 on-call coverage 
● Knowledge of change management processes and risk management

Preferred Qualifications: 
● Experience in the brokerage or financial industry. 
● Proficient with cloud services, particularly AWS, and knowledgeable about cloud architecture best practices, including IAM, EC2, S3, and DynamoDB. 
● Experience maintaining and supporting containerized systems, with familiarity in orchestration tools. 
● Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. 
● Ability to manage and troubleshoot job scheduling tools like Rundeck or Apache Airflow. 
● Advanced skills in managing containerized environments using Kubernetes and OpenShift. 
● Practical experience with Confluent Cloud, RedPanda for event streaming architectures. 
● Experience with API-based applications and a basic understanding of using the browser developer console for front-end debugging.