[Remote] Site Reliability Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SS&C Technologies is a leading financial services and healthcare technology company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut. The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will lead technology teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure platforms and services, enhancing application reliability and fostering collaboration across product, engineering, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology Infrastructure teams to build and operate reusable, cloud-native platforms that abstract complexity and accelerate delivery while incorporating reliability from design through operations
• Work with business units and technical teams to improve application availability, observability, and reliability as our business applications are migrated to the Private Cloud
• Enhance platform reliability through automatic problem detection, self-healing systems, and well-architected notification and escalation protocols
• Use SLOs, SLIs, and KPIs to guide prioritization, measure impact, and drive continuous improvement
• Eliminate toil using intelligent automation and agentic workflows
• Conduct blameless retrospectives and share learnings across the organization
• Foster a culture of ownership, positive thinking, and continuous learning while remaining grounded in practicality, experimentation, and engineering excellence
• Integrate DevSecOps, zero-trust principles, and policy-as-code into every pipeline
• Produce and promote Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and Cloud Well-Architected Frameworks that our business units can adopt to improve our technology standardization
• Maintain 24x5 active coverage with seamless regional handoffs and weekend escalation protocols

Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience in a SRE role, with 3+ years in financial services or other regulated industries preferred
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven expertise in architecting, designing and operating private cloud environments (e.g., VMware, OpenStack, OpenShift Virtualization) and Kubernetes clusters from a micro to a global scale
• Hands-on experience with building, deploying, and operating infrastructure as code platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk)
• Strong understanding of modern systems reliability standards and practices, including establishing KPIs, monitoring and reporting on SLAs and SLOs, and sorting through the noise to establish actionable insights
• Familiarity with various financial services regulatory frameworks and their impact on infrastructure design and operations
• Familiarity with structured naming conventions and asset management for global infrastructure
• Experience with financial-grade network segmentation, micro-segmentation, and zero-trust architecture
• Outstanding organization, project management skills, and attention to detail with a proven track record of effective decision-making and problem-solving
• Tenacious problem solver and continuous learner who can make routine decisions, solve complex problems, and readily adapt to new technologies in a fast-paced, complex, and demanding environment
• Powerful verbal and written communicator, able to articulate concepts and ideas, break through barriers, engage and encourage people, and work effectively with others under pressure
• Quickly establish credibility with multiple technical stakeholders, including executives, clients, product, engineering, systems, and cybersecurity teams
• Treat confidential information in a discreet and appropriate manner
• Uphold and adhere to our compliance and regulatory requirements
• Demonstrate a commitment to highly professional and ethical standards in a diverse workplace
• Flexibility to work non-traditional hours as needed, including nights, weekends, and local holidays
• Occasional work travel as needed (
• Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, VMware VCP, or Red Hat Certified Architect are a plus
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and other security frameworks is a plus

Benefits

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
• 401k Matching Program
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
• Committed to Celebrating the Variety of Backgrounds, Talents and Experiences of Our Employees
• Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
• Professional development reimbursement opportunity

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