SRE Infrastructure Engineer SFO, CA (5 Days Onsite) contract W2

Role: SRE Infrastructure Engineer

Locations: SFO, CA (5 Days Onsite)

Duration: Long term

Employment Type: Contract W2

Job Description:

We are seeking a SRE Infrastructure Resource having 8+ years of professional experience ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of Google Cloud-based services through automation, monitoring, and proactive engineering. Key responsibilities include managing infrastructure as code (Terraform), optimizing GKE/Kubernetes, incident response, and implementing SLIs/SLOs to minimize manual toil.

This role requires close collaboration with crossfunctional teams, adherence to DevOps and Agile practices, and ownership of service quality and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Google Cloud Platform Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, and maintain robust infrastructure components, including VPCs, Compute Engine, GKE (Kubernetes), and storage solutions.

Automation & IaC: Utilize Terraform or Deployment Manager to manage cloud resources and build CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments. Minimizing manual, repetitive tasks by developing automation scripts and custom tools to streamline deployments and operations.

Observability & Incident Management: Develop monitoring, alerting, and logging systems (e.g., Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana). Act as primary on-call to troubleshoot production incidents.

Incident Management: Serving as a first responder for system outages and conducting deep-dive root cause analysis (post-mortems) to prevent recurrence

CI/CD Pipeline Management: Designing and supporting automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins, ArgoCD, Artifactory, DevSecOps, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions

Reliability Engineering: Define and maintain Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) - Latency, Traffic, Errors, and Saturation

Optimization & Security: Proactively optimize infrastructure for cost, performance, and security compliance.

Site Reliability Engineer, Google Cloud Engine AI SRE at Google: Focus specifically on AI workload health, and GCE visibility

Mandatory Technical Skills & Competencies

Experience: 8+ years in SRE, DevOps, or systems engineering, specifically with Google Cloud Platform .

Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of Linux, Kubernetes (GKE), networking (VPCs, CDNs), and containerization.

Programming: Proficiency in scripting/programming languages like Python, Go, or Shell.

Methodologies: Strong understanding of GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, and SRE principles (error budgets, toil reduction)

Strong troubleshooting skills across the full stack (network, OS, application).

Ability to balance system stability with the need for rapid deployment.

Observability Tools: Experience implementing monitoring and logging stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, or Google Cloud Operations Suite

Excellent collaboration skills to work with development teams for service ownership

Soft Skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Clear communication with technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Ownership mindset and productiongrade engineering discipline

Ability to work independently and within crossfunctional teams

About Next Gen Software Solutions LLC:

Next Gen Software Solutions is a trusted provider of IT Staffing and consulting services dedicated to empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology solutions and exceptional talent. We specialize in delivering tailored IT consulting services, innovative software solutions, and connecting businesses with highly skilled IT professionals. Founded and led by a dedicated U.S. Army solider, Next Gen Software Solutions is deeply rooted in the core values of integrity, discipline, commitment, and experience-principles that guide every aspect of our operations.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Next Gen Software Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees and applicants are treated respect and dignity. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

About Next Gen Software Solutions LLC:

Next Gen Software Solutions is a trusted provider of IT staffing and consulting services dedicated to empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology solutions and exceptional talent. We specialize in delivering tailored IT consulting services, innovative software solutions, and connecting businesses with highly skilled IT professionals. Founded and led by a dedicated U.S. Army soldier, Next Gen Software Solutions is deeply rooted in the core values of integrity, discipline, commitment, and excellenceprinciples that guide every aspect of our operations.