You will help define reliability standards, reduce operational toil, and ensure smooth production operations while enabling faster and safer releases.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Own application reliability, availability, performance, and scalability in production and non-production environments
Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployments
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code
Monitor application health using metrics, logs, and traces; define SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
Lead incident response, root-cause analysis (RCA), ensuring corrective and preventive actions are completed and communicated.
Improve system resilience through capacity planning, system tuning, and fault tolerance
Partner with development teams to ensure services meet reliability, performance, and scalability objectives.
Reduce manual operational effort through automation and self-healing solutions
Serve as a point of contact for critical Sev1/Sev2 incidents, leading incident command when required.
Qualifications
Strong experience as an SRE, DevOps Engineer, or Production Support Engineer
Solid understanding of Windows, Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals
7 years of experience as an SRE
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, , or similar
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM
Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, etc.)
Understanding of reliability concepts such as SLAs, SLOs, and incident management
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting microservices-based architectures
Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and DevOps environments
Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet)
Exposure to chaos engineering or resilience testing practices
Soft Skills
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Ability to work calmly during incidents and high-pressure situations
Clear communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams
Ownership mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
What We Offer
Opportunity to work on highly available, business-critical applications
Collaborative engineering culture with strong DevOps and SRE practices
Competitive compensation and benefits
Learning and growth opportunities in cloud, automation, and reliability engineering
Benefits
ELLKAY offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that starts day one!
Including
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
Employer-paid Life and LTD
401k w/ matching – once eligibility is met
Work/life balance
Paid Volunteer Program
Flexible working hours
Generous FTO
Remote work options
Employee Discounts
Parental Leave
Gym membership / Exercise class stipends
Our awesome culture includes
Working with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do
Professional growth within
Innovation environment
On site in HQ Free daily lunches
Awards
2025 Top Workplaces Employee Appreciation
2025 Top Workplaces Employee Well-Being
2025 Top Workplaces Professional Development
2025 Top Workplaces Leadership
2026 USA Today Top Workplaces
2026 NJ Top Workplaces
Additional information
At ELLKAY, we are committed to operating as a hybrid workplace, offering employees flexibility in how they structure their time between in-office and remote work. We recognize the significance of fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture and its positive impact on our business. Our philosophy of operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling employees to tailor work-life balance to their individual preferences. For those who do not live within 40 miles of one of our offices, we are open to considering remote work for candidates whose skills and experience strongly align with the role. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment for most roles, we understand the importance of flexibility and are open to remote work for specific positions and specialized skill sets.
For more information on our company, visit www.ELLKAY.com.
ELLKAY LLC is a Smoke-Free Workplace.
ELLKAY, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Compensation Range: $100,000-$120,000
