Sr Consulting/Principal Site Reliability Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of LexisNexis. We are currently looking for a Sr Consulting/Principal Site Reliability Engineer in North Carolina or Ohio.

This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on the reliability, scalability, and performance of complex, high-volume systems hosted primarily in AWS. You will split your focus between core Site Reliability Engineering work and specialized cloud/database engineering tasks, collaborating closely with product teams, engineering leaders, and DBAs. From influencing system design and automation strategy to driving disaster recovery planning and incident management, you will be at the forefront of ensuring operational excellence. This position suits an experienced professional who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys solving challenging technical problems, and wants to mentor others while championing a culture of reliability.

Accountabilities

• Ensure the reliability, automation, and operational excellence of services while partnering with the DBA team to manage both relational and non-relational databases.
• Automate database deployments, support migrations (e.g., Oracle to Postgres), and troubleshoot performance issues including query optimization.
• Participate in capacity planning and configure high-availability solutions across diverse technologies such as DocumentDB, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra.
• Influence design decisions to ensure production readiness, balancing performance, cost, security, and deployment velocity.
• Contribute to disaster recovery strategies, act as an escalation point during incidents, and ensure timely completion of DR testing.
• Analyze incident trends and recommend architectural or operational improvements to enhance stability and business outcomes.
• Promote observability best practices, guide Service Level Objective (SLO) adoption, and align reliability efforts with product priorities.
• Standardize components and tools in CI/CD pipelines, advocate for inner sourcing, and streamline engineering workflows.
• Mentor junior engineers and help embed SRE principles across the organization through training and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

• Proven experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and both relational and non-relational database technologies.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Expertise in system design, disaster recovery planning, incident management, and observability practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and platform engineering concepts.
• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to influence decisions and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• A passion for building reliable systems and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision).
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) match and Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Wellbeing resources such as wellness platforms, Headspace subscription, and employee assistance programs.
• Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy benefits, and family care support.
• Health savings, dependent care, and commuter spending accounts.
• Volunteer time off and opportunities to participate in employee resource groups.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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