Site Reliability Engineer III

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 31 days ago $127,332–$159,165 / year
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TL;DR

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at McDonald's Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and scaling the Edge computing platform that supports the company’s global restaurant technology ecosystem. Your responsibilities include ensuring 24x7x365 availability through observability frameworks using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Datadog, as well as collaborating with Platform Engineering teams to implement automation scripts and runbooks for streamlined operations. You will also lead incident response efforts and participate in capacity planning exercises while contributing to platform architecture discussions focused on operational readiness. This role requires expertise in container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, scripting languages such as Python and Bash, CI/CD tools including GitHub Actions and Terraform, and a solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and distributed systems.

Skills

Kubernetes GCP AWS Terraform Python Bash GitHub Actions Jenkins ArgoCD Prometheus Grafana Jaeger Datadog CI/CD ELK Distributed Systems Site Reliability Engineering

What you'll do

  • Operate and maintain Edge platform infrastructure for 24x7 availability.
  • Design observability frameworks using Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Datadog.
  • Develop runbooks and automation scripts to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
  • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews for continuous improvement.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for operational tooling.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Operations.
  • Strong expertise in observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Datadog).
  • Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and virtualization technologies.
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and IaC (Terraform).
  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and distributed systems.

Market check

Salary context

This $127,332–$159,165 range sits above 42% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,150–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$128,162–$194,218

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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