Hybrid Site Reliability Engineer

at McKesson

• Job title: Site Reliability Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $84,300 - $140,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, DNS, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Grafana, Kubernetes, Linux, Prometheus, Python, Ruby, Splunk, TCP/IP, Unix, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Columbus, United States

About the role

• Site Reliability Engineer at McKesson focusing on reliability, scalability, and performance of healthcare technology systems. Engaging in automation and monitoring to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable infrastructure and applications
• Develop and implement automation scripts, tools, and processes to streamline operational tasks
• Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging systems
• Participate in on-call rotations, respond to and resolve critical incidents
• Collaborate with development teams to analyze system capacity and optimize resource utilization
• Work closely with software engineers, product managers, and other SREs to promote a culture of reliability
• Create and maintain clear and concise documentation for systems, processes, and incident runbooks
• Contribute to the implementation and enforcement of security best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 2+ years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or highly related software engineering role
• Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby, Bash)
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems
• Fundamental understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, Load Balancing)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities