Site Reliability Engineer II

At AbsenceSoft, we’re transforming the employee experience. Our secure, intuitive technology helps employers bring humanity, certainty, and efficiency to some of the most complex moments in the workplace. Built by HR professionals for HR professionals, we’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited about where we’re going.

We’re seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to help build and maintain the reliable, scalable infrastructure that powers AbsenceSoft’s applications. In this role, you’ll ensure system performance, stability, and resilience across our cloud environments. You’ll lead monitoring, incident response, automation, and continuous improvement efforts while partnering with development teams to enhance reliability, security, and scalability.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem documentation.
• Build automation to support deployments, scaling, and reliability.
• Partner with development teams to improve system performance and resiliency.
• Manage infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Improve and enforce SRE best practices across the organization.
• Participate in a highly compliant environment while maintaining company controls and security.
• Assist in maintaining applicable organizational security and compliance controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring

• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong skills in scripting or programming languages (Python, Go, Bash, or similar).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix system administration.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
• 2–4 years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or related engineering roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with security and compliance practices in cloud environments.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why join us

At AbsenceSoft, we LEAD with our values:

Lead with Innovation - We create meaningful change through intelligence, focus and passion.  We embrace curiosity, data, and insight to shape the future of our industry. Always innovating, learning and evolving.

Elevate Every Voice - Every perspective matters. We listen, learn, and build a culture where diversity of thought and experience drives better solutions and smarter decisions. 

Achieve Together - The customer fuels everything we do. We share knowledge, collaborate, celebrate wins, and face challenges as one team because success is always a collective achievement.

Drive Outcome - Every action we take delivers measurable value to our teams, our customers, and the employees they support. Accountability is non-negotiable. We honor our commitments, take responsibility for results, and see every success and setback as a chance to grow stronger.

We offer:

• Impact that matters. You’ll do work that shapes the future of the modern workplace
• Flexibility and trust. We’re remote-first and results driven. You’ll have the freedom and flexibility to do your best work, wherever you do it best.
• Growth and development. We believe the best work happens when people are growing. You’ll have access to learning resources, leadership programs, and real opportunities to take on new challenges and expand your impact.  
• Competitive rewards. We offer comprehensive benefits, a performance-based bonus program, and equity opportunities – because when we grow, you should too.
• Time for life. Recharge and reconnect with flexible time off, paid holidays, and flexible leave programs designed to support every season of life.
• Belonging and balance. We’re building an inclusive culture where every voice is valued, collaboration is celebrated, and success is shared.
• Compensation Transparency. Compensation range for this position is $95,575 - $119k annually, depending on experience and location.

We’re committed to building a team as diverse as the customers we serve. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply you might be exactly what we’re looking for. If this sounds like a fit, apply today, we’d love to meet you!