Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Peoplefinders

PeopleFinders.com, the premier online service for consumers to locate, contact and verify people and businesses. Over the past couple of decades the Company has quietly become one of the largest owners of public records data in the country, distributing its products over a vast network of websites. About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our small but high-impact infrastructure team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys wearing multiple hats, and can take full ownership of projects from planning to delivery. You will work across systems, networking, and security while ensuring our platform remains performant, secure, and highly available. Salary $100K-$130K Key Responsibilities • Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot AWS cloud infrastructure, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, and other cloud‑native networking components. • Manage and optimize Kubernetes environments running Dockerized applications, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability. • Build, maintain, and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployments, and infrastructure workflows. • Configure and manage CDNs—particularly Cloudflare—and implement advanced bot mitigation and anti‑scraping controls. • Implement cloud-focused monitoring, alerting, and observability using modern tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch). • Collaborate with engineering teams to support deployments, diagnose issues, and enhance production readiness. • Improve infrastructure reliability and operability through automation, GitOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code. • Investigate production incidents with urgency and deliver corrective actions under tight timelines. • Work across systems, cloud networking, CI/CD, and security in a fast-moving, small-team environment. • Own complex infrastructure projects end-to-end with minimal oversight. Required Qualifications • 4+ years experience as an SRE, DevOps Engineer, or Systems Engineer. • Strong hands-on experience with Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS) and Windows Server administration. • Proficiency with Docker and containerized application architectures. • Deep experience building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines. • Solid understanding of CDNs (Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, etc.) and techniques for blocking or mitigating scraping/bot traffic. • Strong networking fundamentals (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, load balancing). • Familiarity with infrastructure security and best practices for securing public-facing systems. • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (BetterStack, DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.). • Ability to work in a small team, adapt quickly, and manage multiple priorities. • Strong sense of ownership and the ability to deliver results under tight timelines. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Kubernetes or orchestration platforms. • Knowledge of IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi. • Scripting/programming in Bash, Python, or Go. • Experience with WAFs, bot mitigation systems, and rate-limiting strategies. • Familiarity with Zero Trust concepts or modern access-management systems. Additional Desired Skills • Hands-on experience with Cloudflare, including firewall rules, bot management, workers, and advanced caching strategies. • Experience securing and protecting high-value web applications from scraping, automated attacks, and data-extraction threats. • Demonstrated success working in a fully remote or distributed engineering team. • Background supporting organizations with fully cloud-managed infrastructure. Soft Skills • Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills. • Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions. • Strong problem-solving abilities and eagerness to dive into complex issues. • Flexibility to pivot technologies or priorities as business needs evolve. Benefits • Flexible PTO • 401k match • Medical, dental and vision