Junior Site Reliability Engineer I

Job Title: Junior Site Reliability Engineer I

Duration (Contract): 12 Months

Client Location: O'Fallon, MO 63368

Location Preference: Hybrid

Job Description:
As a Junior Site Reliability Engineer I, you will support the reliability, automation, monitoring, and operational excellence of enterprise applications and infrastructure. This role focuses on CI/CD pipeline support, DevOps automation, incident management, system monitoring, and continuous improvement while partnering with development, operations, and product teams to enhance platform stability and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support application and infrastructure reliability through monitoring, maintenance, and operational best practices.

• Assist with CI/CD pipeline management, deployment automation, and software release activities.

• Monitor system health, performance, availability, and capacity across enterprise platforms.

• Troubleshoot and resolve routine production issues while escalating complex incidents as needed.

• Support incident response activities, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks and improve efficiency.

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to enhance system resiliency and performance.

• Assist with deployment, validation, and operational readiness activities for new releases.

• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and contribute to technical documentation.

• Support DevOps initiatives focused on automation, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills, Experiences, Education, and Competencies:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Understanding of algorithms, data structures, software design, and system architecture fundamentals.

• Experience with scripting, automation, pipeline management, or software development projects.

• Knowledge of DevOps concepts, CI/CD processes, and software delivery best practices.

• Familiarity with tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, Chef, or similar technologies.

• Experience or academic exposure to programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Go, Ruby, Perl, or related technologies.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Interest in supporting and optimizing distributed systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise applications.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

• Self-motivated mindset with a strong sense of ownership, adaptability, and passion for automation and continuous learning.

The hourly range for roles of this nature are $40.00 to $80.00/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location, and industry.

cyberThink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.