Applied Research Associates

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Applied Research Associates

Albuquerque, NM, USAFull timePosted Jul 2, 2026

Job description

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be a core member of our team responsible for improving the stability, reliability, performance, and operational maturity of enterprise Kubernetes platforms and related services. This role works with cross-functional teams to ensure critical development and platform services are highly available, observable, secure, and scalable.

You will lead reliability-focused engineering efforts for company-wide platforms and services, including automation, incident response, problem management, observability, performance optimization, and resiliency improvements. This role requires strong technical depth, sound operational judgment, and the ability to partner closely with other teams to reduce operational risk and improve service health over time.