CTG is seeking to fill a Senior Site Reliability Engineer opening for our client in Jersey City, NJ. Location: Jersey City, NJ (100% Onsite) Duration: 6 months Duties: Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters (Amazon EKS and Red Hat OpenShift), including upgrades, scaling, and security controls. Manage middleware platforms such as Apache Kafka, Redis Enterprise Clusters, and 3 Scale API Gateway. Automate manual operations using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible, etc.). Design and implement monitoring dashboards and alerts with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Splunk. Instrument distributed applications (Java, Node.js, Python) to meet SLOs with tracing, metrics, and logging. Define SLIs/SLOs, manage error budgets, and lead incident response and root cause analysis. Forecast capacity, monitor utilization, and tune performance of applications and clusters. Implement container security and policy governance with tools such as OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, Trivy, Clair, and Snyk. Configure Kubernetes network segmentation (NetworkPolicy, Calico) to secure traffic and enforce reliability. Skills: Strong hands-on expertise with Kubernetes (EKS and/or OpenShift), Helm charts, and Operators. Middleware expertise with Kafka and Redis. IaC and automation proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD, Helm, or similar tools. Advanced observability experience with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Splunk. Programming and scripting skills in Python, Shell, or Groovy. Proficiency in instrumenting distributed applications for observability. Ability to enforce and maintain high reliability standards using SLO-driven frameworks. Strong debugging, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills. Experience: 12+ years overall industry experience. 6+ years in SRE, DevOps, Platform, or Production Engineering roles. Proven track record of managing large-scale production systems with high availability. Certification in EKS/OpenShift administration (CKA, AWS Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator, or equivalent) preferred. Nice-to-have: experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), chaos engineering (Chaos Monkey, LitmusChaos), regulated environment security/compliance, and API Gateway platforms (e.g., RedHat 3 Scale). Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred. Equivalent work experience may be considered. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required. CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role. To Apply: To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Rebecca Olan at Rebecca.Olan@ctg.com. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you! About CTG CTG, a Cegeka company, is at the forefront of digital transformation, providing IT and business solutions that accelerate project momentum and deliver desired value. Over nearly 60 years, we have earned a reputation as a faster and more reliable, results-driven partner. Our vision is to be an indispensable partner to our clients and the preferred career destination for digital and technology experts. CTG leverages the expertise of over 9,000 team members in 19 countries to provide innovative solutions. Together, we operate across the Americas, Europe, and India, working in close cooperation with over 3,000 clients in many of today's highest-growth industries. For more information, visit www.ctg.com. Our culture is a direct result of the people who work at CTG, the values we hold, and the actions we take. In other words, our people define our culture. It's a living, breathing thing that is renewed every day through the ways we engage with each other, our clients, and our communities. Part of our mission is to cultivate a workplace that attracts and develops the best people, reflected by our recognition as a Great Place to Work Certified™ company across many of our global operations. CTG will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws. CTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CTG will assure equal opportunity and consideration to all applicants and employees in recruitment, selection, placement, training, benefits, compensation, promotion, transfer, and release of individuals without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, marital or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other discriminatory factors as required by law. CTG is fully committed to promoting employment opportunities for members of protected classes.