Staff Site Reliability Engineer

TransUnion

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, ILReston, VACrum Lynne, PAGreenWood Village, COBoca Raton, FL
Salary
$112,500–$187,500 / yr
Posted
140 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $189k
This role $150k
$98k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $162,250–$215,375 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $189k for comparable roles.

Based on 238 similar postings.

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About TransUnion

TransUnion is a global information and insights company and one of the "Big Three" credit reporting agencies, alongside Equifax and Experian.

TransUnion currently has 10 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,500–$237,500 across 7 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Staff Site Reliability Engineer As a member of the Site Reliability Engineering team, you will serve as a senior technical leader and force multiplier responsible for driving reliability strategy and setting engineering standards across the platform. You will manage high-risk technical initiatives, perform complex capacity planning, conduct load testing, and lead incident response efforts while participating in an on-call rotation. The role requires deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools like Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, and PagerDuty. You will work with Linux systems, database architectures including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Bigtable, and Redis, and manage networking components like VPCs and load balancers. Additionally, you will utilize Infrastructure-as-Code via Terraform or Pulumi, script in Python, Bash, or Go, and integrate AI/ML-powered solutions into cloud-native platforms to ensure high-availability for critical services.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?

Median $186200 from 131 postings across 36 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Drive reliability strategy and set engineering standards for major platform components.
  • Lead high-risk technical initiatives including capacity planning, load testing, and security improvements.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response with a focus on blameless resolution.
  • Manage high-risk maintenance events to ensure minimal impact on customers.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks, and automation scripts to reduce toil.
  • Design and integrate AI/ML-powered solutions into cloud-native platforms.
  • Oversee monitoring, observability, and alerting systems across GCP and Kubernetes environments.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Cloud Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related fields.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Kubernetes to manage high-availability workloads.
  • Mastery of CI/CD pipeline architecture for designing fast and scalable delivery systems.
  • Expert-level command of monitoring, observability, and alerting platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, and PagerDuty.
  • Deep Linux expertise including kernel internals, system performance tuning, hardening, and troubleshooting.
  • Strong knowledge of database architecture including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (Bigtable, Firestore, Redis) systems.
  • Advanced networking knowledge covering VPCs, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, and hybrid connectivity patterns.
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi) and scripting/automation using Python, Bash, or Go.

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