• REMOTE- Senior SRE/ Platform Engineer

    Insight Global (Homewood, AL)


    Job Description

    An employer is seeking an experienced Senior SRE/ Platform Engineer to join our Platform & Networking team within the Product and Technology Group (PTX). This role will drive the modernization of our infrastructure by leading the migration of workloads from traditional Windows VMs to cloud-native Kubernetes clusters managed by Rancher, while simultaneously building and owning a production-grade Redgate Database DevOps platform (Flyway + Test Data Management) that empowers our BI team with secure, automated database delivery.

    Key responsibilities will include:

    Design, implement, and maintain GitOps-driven infrastructure using GitLab/GitHub, OpenTofu/Terraform, and Ansible.

     

    Lead the migration of services and applications from Windows VMs to containerized workloads on Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters in Azure and/or AWS.

     

    Deploy, configure, and own enterprise Redgate platform, including Redgate Flyway for database migrations and Redgate Test Data Management (TDM).

     

    Integrate Redgate tools into BI team workflows and establish standardized database CI/CD pipelines with SQL Source Control.

     

    Partner directly with BI developers to onboard them to modern database DevOps practices.

     

    Build and enhance centralized logging, monitoring, and observability capabilities across the platform.

     

    Rapidly diagnose and resolve environment issues in collaboration with the Platform & Networking team.

     

    Maintain up-to-date, high-quality documentation and infrastructure-as-code repositories.

     

    Continuously improve automation, security, reliability, and cost efficiency of the platform.

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    5+ years of hands-on experience as SRE/ platform engineer

     

    Well versed with GitLab and/or GitHub (CI/CD pipelines, GitOps)

     

    Experience with Terraform or OpenTofu

     

    Strong skills with Ansible and Kubernetes (Rancher experience strongly preferred)

     

    Proven background in migrating workloads from VMs to Kubernetes in Azure and/or AWS

     

    Strong experience with SQL Server and database DevOps practices (source control, migrations, automated testing)

     

    Solid scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash) Experience implementing Redgate Flyway and/or Redgate Test Data Management in production

     

    Experience supporting highly parameterized SQL Server ETL/BI environments

     

    Relevant certifications (CKA/CKAD, Terraform Associate, AWS/Azure certifications)

     

    Prior work with Rancher, AKS, or EKS at scale