Site Reliability Engineer
AAR · Chicago, Illinois, United States
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
Site Reliability & Performance EngineerLocation: Wood Dale, IL (moving to Chicago's Merchandise Mart in 2027)
Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
Are you passionate about building reliable, high-performing systems and creating visibility where others see blind spots? We're looking for a Site Reliability & Performance Engineer to help shape and modernize our monitoring, observability, and application performance capabilities across the enterprise.
This is an opportunity to join a team that is building capabilities from the ground up. You'll have a significant voice in evaluating monitoring tools, defining best practices, and helping drive the future of observability at AAR. If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure and application challenges, influencing technical direction, and working across teams, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What You'll DoDesign and enhance monitoring and observability solutions across infrastructure and applicationsBuild dashboards, alerts, and reporting that improve visibility into system health and performanceAnalyze application and infrastructure performance to identify opportunities for improved reliability, scalability, and efficiencyPartner with infrastructure, security, operations, and development teams to proactively solve issuesSupport automation initiatives, including self-healing capabilities and operational improvementsEvaluate emerging monitoring technologies and help influence future platform decisionsDrive capacity planning and performance optimization efforts across enterprise systems
What We're Looking ForExperience in Site Reliability Engineering, Monitoring Engineering, Observability Engineering, Performance Engineering, or similar rolesStrong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, including servers, networking, Windows and/or Linux environmentsExperience with monitoring and observability platforms such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Azure Monitor, or similarHands-on scripting and automation experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, etc.)Experience troubleshooting application and infrastructure performance issuesAbility to collaborate across technical teams and prioritize in a fast-paced environmentExperience in enterprise-scale environments preferred
Why Join AAR?Help build and mature a critical observability function with significant ownership and influenceWork closely with leadership on enterprise-wide technology initiativesOpportunity to help define the monitoring and performance strategy for the futureCollaborative, supportive manager with an open-door leadership style and a focus on empowering the teamBroad exposure across infrastructure, applications, networks, databases, and cloud technologiesDiverse challenges, high visibility, and plenty of opportunities for growth and advancement
Compensation & BenefitsThe anticipated salary range for this position is $110,000 to $130,000 annually. This range reflects the base salary for candidates who meet the requirements of the role, including experience, education, and location. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for a bonus. xzbcwsv AAR offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holiday pay, as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.
Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
Are you passionate about building reliable, high-performing systems and creating visibility where others see blind spots? We're looking for a Site Reliability & Performance Engineer to help shape and modernize our monitoring, observability, and application performance capabilities across the enterprise.
This is an opportunity to join a team that is building capabilities from the ground up. You'll have a significant voice in evaluating monitoring tools, defining best practices, and helping drive the future of observability at AAR. If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure and application challenges, influencing technical direction, and working across teams, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What You'll DoDesign and enhance monitoring and observability solutions across infrastructure and applicationsBuild dashboards, alerts, and reporting that improve visibility into system health and performanceAnalyze application and infrastructure performance to identify opportunities for improved reliability, scalability, and efficiencyPartner with infrastructure, security, operations, and development teams to proactively solve issuesSupport automation initiatives, including self-healing capabilities and operational improvementsEvaluate emerging monitoring technologies and help influence future platform decisionsDrive capacity planning and performance optimization efforts across enterprise systems
What We're Looking ForExperience in Site Reliability Engineering, Monitoring Engineering, Observability Engineering, Performance Engineering, or similar rolesStrong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, including servers, networking, Windows and/or Linux environmentsExperience with monitoring and observability platforms such as New Relic, Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Azure Monitor, or similarHands-on scripting and automation experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, etc.)Experience troubleshooting application and infrastructure performance issuesAbility to collaborate across technical teams and prioritize in a fast-paced environmentExperience in enterprise-scale environments preferred
Why Join AAR?Help build and mature a critical observability function with significant ownership and influenceWork closely with leadership on enterprise-wide technology initiativesOpportunity to help define the monitoring and performance strategy for the futureCollaborative, supportive manager with an open-door leadership style and a focus on empowering the teamBroad exposure across infrastructure, applications, networks, databases, and cloud technologiesDiverse challenges, high visibility, and plenty of opportunities for growth and advancement
Compensation & BenefitsThe anticipated salary range for this position is $110,000 to $130,000 annually. This range reflects the base salary for candidates who meet the requirements of the role, including experience, education, and location. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for a bonus. xzbcwsv AAR offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holiday pay, as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.