Site Reliability Engineer
Berkeley Contract Mid-level Site Reliability
At a glance
Mid-level Site Reliability role at LTD Global. Berkeley · contract.
Pay not stated Site Reliability Engineer salary
RoleSite Reliability
SeniorityMid-level
LocationBerkeley
EmploymentContract
PostedSep 1, 2026 · 7w ago
Role brief
devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Watch alerts from compute, storage, network and facility systems, then investigate and triage them as they arise
- Create automation to head off infrastructure problems and build monitoring tools that connect alerts to action
- Walk the data center to check power, cooling and environmental systems, and coordinate maintenance across teams
- Track incidents accurately and untangle complex problems through to resolution
What you bring
- You’re comfortable working overnight, five days a week, in a hybrid role based in Berkeley
- You can work confidently in Linux and use command-line tools such as SSH
- You have programming or scripting experience in Python, C, C++, Perl or Java
- You know network security basics, including access control lists and firewalls
Who this fits
This suits a hands-on SRE who can take ownership of live infrastructure, collaborate across teams and learn unfamiliar monitoring and facility systems. The assignment runs for one year, with possible extension based on performance and organizational needs. You’ll work the overnight shift from midnight to eight in a hybrid Berkeley role.
From the employer
📍 Hybrid — Berkeley, CA
📅 1 Year Contract Assignment with possibility of extension based on performance and organizational needs.
💰 $80/hr
Ever wondered what powers breakthrough research in energy, physics, materials science, and chemistry? You're looking at it. This national HPC facility supports 11,000+ scientists pushing the boundaries of what's possible, and we need a sharp, self-motivated SRE to help keep that engine running without interruption.
If you love solving real problems on live infrastructure, thrive on ownership, and want your work to directly enable world-class science, this is your seat.
What You'll Own
📅 1 Year Contract Assignment with possibility of extension based on performance and organizational needs.
💰 $80/hr
Ever wondered what powers breakthrough research in energy, physics, materials science, and chemistry? You're looking at it. This national HPC facility supports 11,000+ scientists pushing the boundaries of what's possible, and we need a sharp, self-motivated SRE to help keep that engine running without interruption.
If you love solving real problems on live infrastructure, thrive on ownership, and want your work to directly enable world-class science, this is your seat.
What You'll Own
- Monitor and triage alerts across compute, storage, network, and facility systems in real time
- Build automation that prevents issues before they become outages
- Develop new tools and integrations across the monitoring pipeline (APIs → alerts → action)
- Walk the data center floor to keep power, cooling, and environmental systems humming
- Coordinate maintenance activities across teams and keep incidents accurately tracked
- Dig into complex, ambiguous problems and drive them to resolution
- Comfort working Owl shift (12am–8am), 5 days/week, hybrid onsite in Berkeley, CA
- Solid Linux/command-line (SSH) chops
- Programming/scripting experience: Python, C, C++, Perl, or Java
- A self-starter mindset, eager to pick up Kubernetes, Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, Alertmanager, and building management/cooling systems
- Network security fundamentals (ACLs, firewalls)
- Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills
- Experience building or deploying Agentic AI / autonomous automation for technical workflows
- ServiceNow implementation experience
- ITSM best-practice know-how
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