[Remote] Contract Site Reliability Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CTG delivers IT and business solutions that enhance clients’ digital agility and support innovation. The Contract Site Reliability Engineer will maintain, enhance, and evolve Kubernetes platforms for materials science and engineering applications across on-premises and cloud environments. The role will focus on Linux systems administration, infrastructure automation, infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, and platform reliability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and cloud environments
• Provision, upgrade, troubleshoot, and manage the lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters using Rancher
• Provide advanced Linux systems administration, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, networking, scripting, and operational support
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions for platform deployment and management
• Support GitOps workflows using ArgoCD and Git-based configuration management
• Automate operational processes using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages
• Collaborate with developers, scientists, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable platform services
• Identify opportunities to improve platform resilience, observability, security, automation, and maintainability
• Work effectively within Agile environments, including Scrum and Kanban

Skills

• * Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering
• * Minimum of 5 years of strong Linux systems administration experience
• * Hands-on experience operating and supporting Kubernetes platforms in production environments
• * Strong experience managing Kubernetes clusters in on-premises and cloud environments
• * Rancher experience for Kubernetes cluster management is required
• * Strong Linux administration skills, including troubleshooting, scripting, networking, and system performance analysis
• * Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code solutions for platform provisioning and lifecycle management
• * Experience with GitOps and deployment automation practices
• * Experience with ArgoCD and Git version control
• * Experience working in Agile teams using Scrum, Kanban, or similar methodologies
• * Kubernetes: Cluster operations, upgrades, networking, storage, troubleshooting, and workload support
• * Rancher: Kubernetes cluster management, provisioning, upgrades, and platform operations
• * Linux: Advanced Linux/Unix systems administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and automation
• * GitOps/CI-CD: ArgoCD, Git, configuration management, and deployment automation
• * Scripting/Automation: Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages
• Location: Remote. Candidates can live anywhere in the US but must be able to work 8am–5pm/9am–6pm EST
• * All interested individuals MUST be able to work on a W2 Tax basis (no C2C or third party vendors)
• * Infrastructure as Code: Strong IaC experience; Cluster API (CAPI) preferred
• * Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or other public cloud platforms preferred
• * Observability: Familiarity with monitoring, logging, alerting, and platform observability tools preferred
• * Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises and public cloud environments
• * Experience with Kubernetes ecosystem tooling for observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting
• * Familiarity with Kubernetes and Linux security best practices
• * Experience supporting scientific research, high-performance computing, or computational science environments
• * Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline development and modern platform automation patterns
• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required; equivalent professional experience will be considered

Benefits

• Remote work; candidates can live anywhere in the US but must be able to work 8am–5pm/9am–6pm EST
• W2 contract assignment
• CTG’s workplace encourages employees to grow, supports their ambitions, and empowers them to shape their own career journey

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