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The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) is responsible for ensuring the availability, scalability, performance, and resiliency of enterprise cloud platforms across Azure, and AWS environments.
This role combines software engineering, automation, and infrastructure expertise to operationalize reliability engineering practices, drive cloud-native resiliency patterns, and enable business-critical applications to meet defined SLAs, SLOs, and compliance requirements.
The SRE partners with engineering, security, and operations teams to implement observability, incident response frameworks, and reliability automation, aligning with enterprise architecture standards and regulatory expectations.
Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:
Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant architectures using cloud-native services (microservices, containers, serverless)
Define and operationalize SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for critical applications and platforms
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform) to ensure repeatable and compliant deployments
Develop automated remediation and self-healing capabilities to reduce MTTR and improve system resilience
Establish enterprise-level monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks (Datadog, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Azure Application Insights)
Drive cost optimization (FinOps) initiatives, including resource utilization tracking and rightsizing recommendations
Support DR/BCP strategy execution, including failover testing and regional isolation validation
Collaborate with application teams to embed reliability engineering practices into CI/CD pipelines
Technical Knowledge and Understanding:
Strong expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns (microservices, containers (Azure Container Apps/AKS/EKS), serverless (Azure Functions/AWS Lambda))
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep)
Experience with observability platforms (Datadog, Azure Monitor, Azure Application Insights)
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
Expertise in system reliability concepts:
SLI / SLO / SLA management
Chaos engineering
High availability & fault isolationFamiliarity with security, compliance, and regulatory controls (SOC, ISO, cloud security frameworks)
Experience:
5+ years experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering
Proven experience supporting mission-critical production systems at scale
Hands-on experience with incident management and on-call operations
Experience implementing automated monitoring, alerting, and remediation frameworks
Exposure to regulated environments (insurance, financial services) preferred
Demonstrated ability to work across cross-functional architecture, engineering, and operations teams
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position.
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At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering
- Expertise with Azure and AWS cloud platforms
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
- Hands-on experience with observability platforms (Datadog, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Azure Application Insights)
- Experience with containers and orchestration (AKS, EKS, Azure Container Apps) and serverless (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda)
- Experience defining and operationalizing SLOs/SLIs/SLAs and error budgets
- Practical experience with incident management, on-call operations, and automated remediation/self-healing
- Familiarity with CI/CD and GitOps practices
- Familiarity with security, compliance, and regulatory controls (SOC, ISO, cloud security frameworks)
- Exposure to regulated environments (insurance, financial services)
- Authorization to work for any employer in the U.S.; employer will not sponsor visas
- Experience with cost optimization / FinOps initiatives
What We Do
Core Specialty, through its subsidiary insurers, offers a diversified range of property, casualty, and marine insurance products for small to mid-sized businesses. We have the capital to take on risk, the underwriting talent in place, decisive leadership team, infrastructure, and a proven track record of making things happen – fast! When you’re ready to solve your toughest insurance needs, we’re ready to get it done for you. We free customers up to focus on their business by taking the load of complicated specialty insurance off their hands. We break down the walls of bureaucracy to provide optimal underwriting solutions for brokers. We’re ready, equipped, and motivated to get the job done, efficiently and professionally, by empowering experts with what they need to move quickly on behalf of customers and their brokers. Our specialty focus is the essential part of our identity. It is at our core
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