Sr Application Reliability Engineer

Join a team that is building an internal environment management and developer platform - a solution that provides a standardized and scalable approach to provisioning and managing infrastructure environments. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the Provisioning Team, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining the foundational infrastructure that powers our software delivery. You will drive automation, scalability, and operational excellence across development and production infrastructure. 

 

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive reliability automation, optimize deployment strategies, and enhance infrastructure monitoring. Your expertise will help shape best practices and mentor other engineers in modern infrastructure and SRE principles.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead infrastructure-related architectural discussions and decision-making processes.

• Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure in AWS using technologies such as Kubernetes and Terraform.

• Develop and improve automation for resource provisioning, infrastructure lifecycle management, and environment consistency.

• Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure operational excellence.

• Conduct capacity planning, performance analysis, and load testing to ensure infrastructure scalability and efficiency.

• Work closely with development teams in all SDLC phases to investigate improvement areas and identify bottlenecks.

• Promote SRE best practices across the organization, guiding teams toward building reliable and maintainable systems.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an SRE, Infrastructure, or DevOps role with increasing responsibility.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; Strong ability to troubleshoot complex issues ranging from system resourcing, network issues, to application stack traces.

• Proven leadership capabilities, including mentoring peers, driving cross-team collaboration, and leading technical initiatives.

• Demonstrates strategic thinking and vision in building scalable, maintainable infrastructure and developer platforms.

• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) 

• Strong proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Java or Python).

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).

• Proven expertise in managing AWS Cloud Infrastructure.

• Experience in Linux/Unix administration.

• Ability to read and understand Java and Python code.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Be able to justify and stand for the proper solution.

• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.

• Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of database operations and performance optimization

  • Experience with GitLab

  • Experience with Atlassian services

  • Experience programming in Java or other OOP languages

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

May occasionally require work outside of normal business hours, including evenings or weekends, for incident response or scheduled maintenance.

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.Remote USA$124,700—$155,900 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and chal