A Site Reliability Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining highly reliable and scalable software systems and infrastructure. They emphasize automation, code-driven infrastructure, and the use of software tools to manage systems efficiently. Monitors performance within production environments, identifies causes of incidents, and implements preventative measures to ensure software reliability.
Linux Systems / Site Reliability Engineer (Overnight Shift) Perfect Timing Personnel Services, Inc. - 5.0 Berkeley, CA Job Details Temporary | Full-time | Contract $80 an hour 1 hour ago Qualifications Data Center Operations Linux support Tooling SRE Systems & applications support Linux Automation tools Linux administration Python Production troubleshooting Full Job Description Site Reliability Engineer (SRE II) | 100% Onsite | Berkeley, CA | $80/hr | 1-
Year Contract Important Notes:
Permanent overnight schedule of midnight to 8:00 a.m., five days per week. 100% onsite in Berkeley , California No third-party agencies, Corp-to-Corp (C2C), or subcontracting arrangements Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
Summary:
Perfect Timing Personnel is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE II) to support Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). As part of a 24x7 operations team, you'll help ensure the reliability and performance of critical high-performance computing infrastructure that supports scientific research and discovery. This role is ideal for a Linux-focused infrastructure professional with experience in systems operations, monitoring, automation, and incident response who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in a mission-driven environment.
What You'll Do:
Monitor computing, storage, network, and facility systems to ensure reliable operations Respond to alerts, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate with on-call teams as needed Develop and maintain automation, monitoring, and alerting solutions that improve operational efficiency Build tools and integrations that support incident management and infrastructure monitoring Support incident tracking and operational workflows through ServiceNow Collaborate across technical teams to coordinate maintenance activities and improve reliability Perform periodic data center walkthroughs to verify environmental, cooling, and power systems are operating properly
Qualifications:
Required Experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure, data centers, or other highly available production environments Strong Linux administration and command-line experience Experience developing tools or automation using Python, Perl, Java, C, C++, or similar scripting/programming languages Experience troubleshooting production issues and working across technical teams to resolve them Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability and willingness to work a regular onsite overnight schedule Preferred Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, NOC, Systems Administration, Infrastructure Operations, or Platform Engineering ServiceNow experience Experience with Kubernetes, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Alertmanager, or similar monitoring platforms Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices Experience supporting HPC, research computing, scientific computing, or other mission-critical environments Experience developing automation tools; experience with AI-driven automation is a plus
Pay:
$80.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week Application Question(s): Are you able to work a permanent onsite overnight schedule of midnight to 8:00 a.m., five days per week in Berkeley, CA? Have you supported production Linux systems in a 24x7 operations, data center, NOC, SRE, or infrastructure environment?
