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Smart IT Frame LLC ยท 2 weeks ago

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong Middleware expertise

positionPlano, TX
timeContract
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

Smart IT Frame LLC is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong Middleware expertise. The role involves designing and improving enterprise platforms while applying SRE principles, collaborating with various teams to ensure platform reliability, and driving automation and operational excellence.

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Hiring Manager
Himanshu Kumar
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Responsibilities

Define, implement, and track SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for middleware and platform services
Drive MTTR reduction, availability improvements, and operational resilience
Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-incident reviews
Implement proactive monitoring and alerting to reduce noise and prevent outages
Administer and support enterprise middleware platforms, including: 1. Oracle WebLogic 2. Apache, NGINX 3. API Gateways (Apigee Edge / X) 4. Java application servers and JVM-based services
Perform patching, upgrades, configuration tuning, and capacity planning
Manage certificates, keystores, truststores, and TLS configurations
Ensure platform security, compliance, and performance standards
Design and maintain end-to-end observability using tools such as: 1. Dynatrace 2. ELK / Kibana 3. Splunk (or equivalent)
Build executive and operational dashboards for real-time health visibility
Reduce alert fatigue through smart alerting, thresholds, and suppression
Monitor JVM metrics, GC behavior, thread utilization, and API performance
Develop automation and self-healing solutions using: 1. Shell scripting 2. Python 3. Ansible 4. Terraform or similar tools
Automate routine operational tasks (restarts, validations, health checks)
Enable CI/CD-friendly middleware deployments and configuration management
Standardize environments across Dev, QA, and Prod
Support middleware workloads on: 1. Kubernetes / OpenShift 2. Public or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Integrate platform reliability into containerized and microservices architectures
Collaborate with DevOps teams on deployment pipelines and release strategies
Act as a reliability advisor to application and development teams
Partner with Unix/Linux, Database, Network, and Security teams
Provide mentoring, documentation, and best-practice guidance
Participate in on-call rotations and production support leadership

Qualification

Middleware expertiseWebLogicObservability platformsAutomation skillsKubernetesShell scriptingPythonAnsibleTerraformLinux/Unix systemsIncident managementTroubleshooting skillsCollaborationMentoring

Required

5+ years of experience in Middleware / Platform Operations / SRE
Strong expertise in WebLogic, Java middleware, Apache, and NGINX
Hands-on experience with observability platforms (Dynatrace, ELK, Splunk)
Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals
Experience with API platforms (Apigee preferred)
Strong automation and scripting skills (Shell, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and containerized workloads
Practical experience implementing SRE principles in production
Strong troubleshooting skills (thread dumps, heap analysis, GC logs)
Experience with incident management, RCA, and change management
Ability to balance reliability with delivery velocity

Preferred

Experience with cloud-native architectures and service meshes
Knowledge of IAM and security integrations (OAuth, SAML, mTLS)
Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

Company

Smart IT Frame LLC

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Smart IT Frame is a leading NMSDC-certified staffing partner, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.
dateFounded in 2012
location
Somerset, New Jersey, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.smartitframe.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Murali Kulala
Chief Executive Officer
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