Sr. Engineer, Site Reliability

ABOUT US

Syniti is the enterprise data partner, empowering anyone who relies on data to make business-critical decisions by delivering data they can trust through a unique combination of intelligent software and experts who deeply understand the role of data in enterprise growth.

Trusted by the Fortune 2000, Syniti helps leading businesses reconfigure the role of enterprise data from afterthought to foundational first step; enabling them to unlock valuable insights that ignite growth, reduce risk, and expand their competitive advantage.

Syniti’s Data First philosophy and enterprise data management platform supports data migration, data quality, data replication, data matching, master data management, analytics, data governance, and data strategy in a single, unified solution.

As an innovative, global leader in Enterprise Data Management, the combination of our award-winning software platform and premier consultants creates a unique advantage for leading enterprises. Syniti is also a preferred data solution used by the world’s top system integrators. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in 25 countries around the world, Syniti operates in all global regions and industry verticals, and maintains a 100% client success rate across thousands of complex data projects and initiatives.

THE ROLE

The Senior SRE – On-Prem Packaging Specialist will develop, test, and maintain virtual appliance packages (e.g., OVA/OVF images) for deployment in customer-controlled environments. These packages will enable secure, compliant delivery of Syniti’s platform to customers operating in air-gapped, IL4/IL5, or sovereign infrastructure models.

This role is responsible for transforming Syniti’s Kubernetes-based microservices stack (~50+ services) into compact, single-tenant virtual deployments that can run reliably on a minimal number of VMs. Familiarity with lightweight Kubernetes distributions (e.g., k3s, MicroK8s) and appliance-style packaging is essential.

This role supports our Zero Trust design principles and is critical to extending platform reach into regulated customer enclaves.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design and build virtual appliance packages for on-prem and disconnected deployment.
• Implement lifecycle automation (patching, upgrade, telemetry) inside VM images.
• Collaborate with security to ensure image hardening (STIG, CIS) and isolation meets IL4/IL5 standards.
• Document packaging procedures and support templates for various hypervisors (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.).
• Refactor platform microservices to deploy in resource-constrained, single-tenant environments using tools like k3s.
• Contribute to CI pipelines that validate and sign image builds prior to release.
• Serve as the technical SME on packaging efforts for regulated customer environments.

WHAT IT TAKES

• Strong documentation and packaging process ownership.
• Clear understanding of secure build and image provisioning workflows.
• Ability to coordinate with compliance and secure enclave deployment teams.

Technical Skills & Experience

• 8-10 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or SRE roles with expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD tooling and package distribution
• Experience packaging microservices for virtualized environments using lightweight Kubernetes (e.g., k3s, MicroK8s).
• 3+ years building or managing OVA/OVF-based appliance delivery models.
• Experience automating Linux system image configuration and patching.
• Knowledge of compliance requirements for air-gapped and classified infrastructure (e.g., STIG, IL4, IL5).
• Scripting experience in bash, PowerShell, or Python.
• Strong experience with terraform development
• CI pipeline experience using GitHub Actions or Jenkins to test and sign builds.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Trust that you are good at what you’re doing. At Syniti you will find a supportive environment and access to learning tools, but micromanagement is not our thing.
• Growth. We are growing rapidly and steadily solving the biggest challenges enterprise companies are faced with today. There was never a better time to join and grow with us. Most importantly you will have the chance to shape our journey and share in our success story.
• Support. We all rely on each other and enable each other to be successful. You won’t stand alone.
• Curiosity and genuine interest in you. We all have our different stories, all equally fascinating with each depicting a different journey and we want to hear them all.
• Recognition. We are the sum of individual achievements and we always take the time to celebrate them.
• An open organisation. Hierarchies are not our thing and access is something we make sure of across the board. We are a family where everyone is just as important, everyone’s work is seen and ideas valued.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Syniti, we’re committed to creating a respectful, inclusive, and fair workplace where everyone belongs and thrives. We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger — and we value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and voices each person brings to our team. 

We welcome applicants based on their skills and potential, and we’re dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of personal background. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know — we’re here to support you.