​Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Company Cox Automotive - USA Job Family Group Engineering / Product Development Job Profile Sr Software Engineer Management Level Individual Contributor Flexible Work Option Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week Travel % No Work Shift Day Compensation Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $111,600.00 - $186,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program. Job Description Senior Site Reliability Engineer   Department:   Engineering / Platform Reliability  Location: Austin (candidates must be based in Austin or willing to relocate for this role) About the Role  : We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer who is passionate about building and maintaining highly available, scalable, and resilient systems. In this role you will serve as a senior engineer on the SRE team, driving reliability improvements across our production infrastructure while mentoring engineers and shaping our incident response culture.   You will partner closely with software engineering, security, and product teams to embed reliability into every stage of the development lifecycle. This is a high-impact position for someone who thrives at the intersection of software engineering and operations.   Key Responsibilities   Design, build, and maintain production infrastructure across cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) ensuring 99.99%+ availability targets   Define and champion SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets; drive data-informed reliability decisions across engineering teams   Lead incident response efforts as Incident Commander; conduct blameless post-mortems and drive remediation to completion   Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, or CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines for automated, repeatable deployments   Build and improve observability platforms using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, NewRelic,Splunk, or the ELK stack   Automate toil reduction through custom tooling, self-healing systems, and proactive capacity planning   Architect and operate container orchestration systems (Kubernetes, ECS) at scale with emphasis on cost efficiency and performance   Collaborate with security teams to embed security best practices into infrastructure and deployment pipelines   Mentor junior and mid-level SREs through code reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and pair-programming   Contribute to the on-call rotation and continuously improve runbooks, alerting, and escalation procedures   Required Qualifications   7+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering roles with progressive responsibility   Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, Java, or similar) for systems-level automation and tooling   Deep hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) including networking, IAM, and managed services   Expert-level knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes) and microservices architectures   Demonstrated experience defining SLOs/SLIs and managing error budgets in production environments   Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts: consensus algorithms, CAP theorem, eventual consistency, and fault-tolerant design   Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and configuration management   Experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and GitOps workflows   Strong Linux systems administration skills and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, CDN)   Proven track record of leading incident response, writing effective post-mortems, and implementing systemic fixes   Preferred Qualifications   Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools   Background in database reliability engineering (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, or Cassandra at scale)   Hands-on experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization Contributions to open-source SRE or infrastructure projects Relevant certifications (CKA, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, GCP Professional Cloud Architect)   Technical Environment   Our stack includes Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, NewRelic,Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, PagerDuty for on-call, GitHub Actions for CI/CD, and a mix of Java, Go and Python microservices. We are a team that values automation over manual intervention and continuously invest in reducing toil.  What We Offer   Competitive base salary with annual performance bonuses Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with generous employer contribution   Flexible hybrid/remote work model Annual learning and development budget for conferences, certifications, and courses   Generous PTO policy, paid parental leave, and wellness programs 401(k) with employer match Collaborative, blameless engineering culture that values continuous improvement Equal Opportunity Statement   We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Drug Testing To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited. Benefits The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility