Associate Site Reliability Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
Asymmetric Research:
Asymmetric Research is a specialized security firm focused on long-term, integrated partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols. We help teams build resilient systems, strengthen security posture, and proactively address emerging threats.
Culture:
AR is a fully remote organization and members of our team have been strongly committed to open-source values for decades, having worked at organizations with deep open-source roots and strong security programs including Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Stripe, and Jump Crypto. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality, trust, and professionalism.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join Asymmetric Research. In this role, you will design, operate, and scale mission-critical blockchain infrastructure supporting leading L1/L2 networks and DeFi protocols, working within a high-trust team to deliver secure, highly available, production-grade systems while driving automation, reliability, and operational excellence across our globally distributed environments.
Responsibilities:
Manage and maintain a globally distributed blockchain infrastructure fleet
Design, architect, deploy, and operate production-grade infrastructure services
Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code across development, staging, and production environments
Ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical systems
Contribute to automation, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling
Monitor system health and respond to incidents with strong troubleshooting fundamentals
Uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and operational discipline
What we're looking for:
2+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering role
Strong experience managing Linux systems and network infrastructure
Hands-on experience with load balancers and high-availability technologies (e.g., HAProxy, ALB/ELB)
Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack)
Solid troubleshooting skills across hardware, networking, and software systems
Development experience in Go, Python, or Rust
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
Experience with open-source monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Alertmanager)
Good to have, not required:
Experience operating distributed systems using tools such as Nomad or Kubernetes
Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, or Move-based ecosystems
Benefits:
25+ days of paid time off
Comprehensive stipends for home office, wellbeing, professional development, and more
Pension/401(k) programs
Life insurance
Premium healthcare
Competitive base salary
Lucrative bonus programs