Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Base: $140,000 - $210,900; bonus/equity: not speci...
Onsite (commutable residency required)
Aws environment expertise including eks and rds
Infrastructure as code with terraform and ansible
Scripting in python, java, or go for automation
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to support their new FedNow Service, a critical initiative for real-time payment processing. The role focuses on maintaining and improving the reliability of distributed systems, requiring strong technical skills in cloud services, automation, and system operations

Job Summary

  • This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of the mission-critical FedNow initiative transforming the US payments landscape.
  • The role involves operating the production environment, architecting monitoring solutions, and managing CI/CD pipelines for large-scale distributed systems.
  • Candidates must have extensive knowledge of AWS services, infrastructure automation tools, and experience supporting cloud-based highly available applications.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to support their new FedNow Service, a critical initiative for real-time payment processing. The role focuses on maintaining and improving the reliability of distributed systems, requiring strong technical skills in cloud services, automation, and system operations.

Salary

Base: $140,000 - $210,900; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • AWS environment expertise including EKS and RDS
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible
  • Scripting in Python, Java, or Go for automation
  • Linux shell scripting and container management
  • Observability tools like CloudWatch and Prometheus
  • Fault injection and chaos engineering experience

Nice-to-have

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with ITIL processes
  • Background in software engineering or DevOps
  • Interest in continuous improvement initiatives

Key Requirements

  • Residency commutable to Federal Reserve Bank office locations
  • Must have resided in the United States for at least three years
  • Pass two-phase security screening including background checks

Work Rights

Must have resided in the United States for at least three years

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