Site Reliability Engineer 1 (2nd Shift)
Job Description
Site Reliability Engineer 1 (2nd Shift)
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Location: Beth Page, NY
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Contract Position
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Job Description
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Our Client is seeking a junior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE I) to join the client's Video Platform Engineering Team.
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As a Level 1 SRE, you will work closely with senior engineers to respond to incidents, perform routine operational tasks, and build foundational automation skills. This position is ideal for candidates with a background in systems or network administration who are eager to grow into video reliability engineering.
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Responsibilities:
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- Monitor the health and performance of video services (live, linear, and on-demand) using observability tools.
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- Support day-to-day operations of video platforms including encoding, transcoding, packaging, origin servers, DRM, and CDN delivery.
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- Assist in troubleshooting service-impacting issues and escalating to senior engineers when needed.
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- Participate in on-call rotations under supervision, responding to alerts and contributing to incident resolution.
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- Execute runbooks for routine operational tasks, deployments, and platform maintenance.
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- Write and maintain basic automation scripts (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to reduce manual work.
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- Document incident response steps, troubleshooting guides, and standard operating procedures.
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- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, storage, CDN, and applications) to support service delivery.
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Required Skills
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- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Media Technology, or equivalent practical experience
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- 1-2 years of experience in systems administration, IT operations, video engineering, or SRE-related work.
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- Basic understanding of Linux administration and troubleshooting.
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- Familiarity with scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
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- Exposure to monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk, DataDog, or similar).
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- General knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, HTTP).
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- Awareness of streaming protocols (HLS, MPEG-DASH, RTMP) is a plus.
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- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) is desirable but not required.
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- Exposure to video delivery workflows (streaming, VOD, ABR packaging) is a plus but not required.