Sr. Site Reliability Engineer
Cary, North Carolina
Job Id:
155337
Job Category:
Job Location:
Cary, North Carolina
Security Clearance:
No Clearance
Business Unit:
Piper Companies
Division:
Piper Enterprise Solutions
Position Owner:
Colin LaCroix
Piper Companies is hiring a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer for a global financial institution located in New York City. The Sr. Site Reliability Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of real-time trading and risk applications supporting the Rates desk. This is a full-time opportunity and requires the candidate to sit on site 3 days per week in New York City.
Responsibilities of the Sr. Site Reliability Engineer:
- Act as the first line of defense for trading systems, resolving production incidents swiftly to minimize downtime and financial impact.
- Collaborate directly with Traders, Strats, and Development teams to optimize workflows and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
- Drive improvements in application health monitoring and automation to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
- Conduct root cause analyses and blameless post-mortems, implementing preventative measures for recurring issues.
- Lead cost optimization and capacity management initiatives to ensure efficient resource utilization.
Requirements of the Sr. Site Reliability Engineer:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
- 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering or technical support within financial services.
- Experience with observability tools such as Geneos, Grafana, Splunk, or Prometheus.
- Strong technical proficiency in Linux/Unix systems, SQL, and scripting.
- Programming experience with Python or Java.
- Proven experience supporting front office trading environments and business-critical applications.
Compensation of the Sr. Site Reliability Engineer:
Compensation: $142,000 + 3% Bonus
Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick Leave if Required by Law
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This Job opens for applications on 12/5/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.