Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026.

About Position:

We are looking for a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with expertise in DevSecOps and Platform Engineering to join our team in Pune. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, scalability, and security of enterprise applications and platform services. You will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to automate infrastructure, improve developer experience, strengthen platform reliability, and drive operational excellence across cloud environments.

• Role: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - DevSecOps & Platform Engineering
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 5 to 8 Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Define, implement, and manage Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and error budgets for critical applications and platform services.
• Drive application availability, reliability, and uptime targets through proactive monitoring and operational excellence practices.
• Own production readiness activities including resilience testing, incident management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Automate operational tasks, runbooks, and support processes to reduce manual effort and operational overhead.
• Implement self-healing capabilities and reliability engineering practices across enterprise platforms.
• Conduct infrastructure capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability assessments.
• Establish service readiness frameworks, operational standards, and governance controls for engineering teams.
• Build and maintain developer self-service platforms and golden-path automation for service onboarding and infrastructure provisioning.
• Support repository creation, deployment automation, and CI/CD pipeline provisioning initiatives.
• Contribute to cloud modernization and replatforming initiatives across AWS and Azure environments.
• Automate cloud deployments and infrastructure management using Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Enhance and secure CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, Azure DevOps, OpenText DA, and related technologies.
• Support containerized application deployments using Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS.
• Implement monitoring, logging, tracing, and observability solutions using Grafana, OpenSearch, and related platforms.
• Generate SLA, SLO, MTTR, and operational performance reports to improve service delivery.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives by integrating security controls, vulnerability monitoring, and remediation processes.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement activities.
• Collaborate with product, platform, and security teams to improve system reliability and developer productivity.
• Support 24x7 operational monitoring and escalation management as required.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 5 to 8 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Operations.
• Strong experience operating and supporting large-scale production systems with a focus on reliability and availability.
• Deep understanding of SRE concepts including SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, incident management, and operational excellence.
• Strong scripting and automation expertise using Python, Bash, Go, or similar programming languages.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experience working with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS.
• Experience implementing and managing secure CI/CD pipelines and release automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, cloud security, and secure software delivery practices.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and logging platforms such as Grafana, OpenSearch, Prometheus, ELK Stack, or equivalent solutions.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery planning, business continuity practices, and high-availability architectures.
• Experience troubleshooting performance bottlenecks, infrastructure issues, and production incidents.
• Understanding of Agile, DevOps, and modern software delivery methodologies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and distributed teams.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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