Site Reliability Engineer(Openshift & Virtualization)

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At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,500+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced OpenShift Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of enterprise‐grade OpenShift‐based virtualized and container platforms. This role focuses on automation, secure service design, and cross‐team collaboration across Applications, Hardware, and Network domains. You will build proactive systems that prevent outages, enforce SRE best practices, and participate in an on‐call rotation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize OpenShift and container/virtualization platforms for high availability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with multiple technical teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.
• Design secure cloud‐native service architectures with automation-first principles.
• Develop automation using Shell, YAML, Ruby, Python, and Go for detection, remediation, and platform improvements.
• Implement SRE guardrails, system modeling, and platform governance.
• Participate in on‐call rotation to support critical production environments.

Required Skills

1. Hands‐on experience with OpenShift Virtualization and Kubernetes administration.
2. Strong understanding of distributed systems and failure scenarios; experience managing RedHat, Windows, and ESXi workloads.
3. Deep knowledge of Linux systems and networking.
4. Experience with monitoring/observability stacks (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
5. Proficient in automation/scripting (Python, Shell, Go, Terraform).
6. Familiar with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
7. Strong understanding of Docker and microservices architectures.
8. Experience with Ansible for configuration management and deployment automation.
9. Strong problem‐solving, communication, and analytical skills.

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Experience improving team performance and engineering workflows.
• Strong active listening and self‐management skills.
• Broad exposure across compute, OpenShift, Kubernetes, hypervisors, storage, Windows, networks, and Linux.
• Ability to collaborate with industry groups and external vendors to influence platform direction.
• Ownership of engineering controls, compliance, and governance.
• Promote innovation and adoption of modern technologies within the domain.
• Support development of engineers through mentoring and coaching.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.