SRE/Release Engineer

We are

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 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are looking for a strong Site Reliability Engineer/Software Engineer that can bring specific software engineering skills in addition to cloud development experience. Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate the ability to automate routine tasks using scripting and configuration management tools. We are looking for engineers with a keen drive for rapid, high quality value delivery.

Additional Information

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Dallas, TX  is $105k - $115k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable software applications that meet customer needs and enhance operational efficiency.
• Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce the potential for human error using scripting and configuration management tools.
• Collaborate with development teams to create, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines that ensure frictionless and automated software testing and deployment.
• Manage and optimize deployment strategies, ensuring zero-downtime deployments and effective rollbacks using best practice techniques such as blue/green deployments.
• Utilize infrastructure as code (IaC) principles to automate the provisioning and management of infrastructure using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Monitor system performance and reliability, proactively identifying and resolving issues to maintain high availability.
• Work with container technologies and orchestration tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes, to deploy and manage applications in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement database architectures, ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Analyze and optimize SQL queries and database performance for mainstream relational databases, as well as manage non-relational databases like MongoDB, Redis, or Cassandra.
• Leverage public cloud services (preferably AWS or GCP) to deploy applications, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency.
• Document processes, configurations, and systems to promote knowledge sharing and facilitate onboarding of new team members.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, continuously seeking opportunities to improve systems and processes.

Requirements:

You are:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience using a mainstream programming language. Java and Python preferred.
• Proficiency working in large codebases using Git required.
• Proficiency working with Linux environments and scripting using Bash, Python, or other languages and tools required.
• Experience delivering frictionless and automated software testing and deployment pipelines using GitLab/GitHub tools (i.e. GitOps); experience with containers and container registries would be an advantage.
• Experience with zero-downtime deployments and rollbacks using best practice deployment patterns and techniques such as blue/green deployments.
• Experience in automation and configuration management using Terraform, Ansible or a similar desired-state configuration/provisioning platform.
• Familiarity with and ideally experience using Docker containers running on Kubernetes on-premises and on cloud environments would be an advantage.
• 2+ years working with databases.
• Working proficiency in SQL on a mainstream relational database along with experience in non-relational databases such as MongoDB, Redis or Cassandra required.
• 2+ years of hands-on, public cloud experience. AWS/GCP experience preferred.

We can offer you:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad
• Laptop and a mobile phone
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
• Maternity & Paternity leave plans
• A comprehensive insurance plan including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
• Retirement savings plans
• A higher education certification policy
• Commuter benefits (varies by region)
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses 
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
• A flat and approachable organization
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture

S​YNECHRON’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.

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