Senior Python Site Reliability / Platform Engineer

Job Title: Senior Python Site Reliability / Platform Engineer

Location: Pennington, NJ

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $60.33/hr (W2)

Job ID: 408161

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Python Site Reliability / Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Python, Django, REST APIs, MySQL, Linux, cloud platforms, and observability and a proven ability to improve platform reliability, enhance observability, automate operations, and drive incident response effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

• Own reliability and operational health of the Quartz platform across Global Markets.
• Build and enhance internal tools to improve observability, diagnostics, and support workflows.
• Develop automation for infrastructure operations, CI/CD, and configuration management.
• Lead and participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Partner with Quartz core teams on platform modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Harden production systems, reduce operational risk, and improve performance and scalability.
• Implement and optimize monitoring, logging, and tracing using Dynatrace and OpenTelemetry.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong Python development experience, including Django and REST API development.
• Proficiency with MySQL and database schema design, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Deep Linux administration and troubleshooting skills in large-scale production environments.
• Infrastructure engineering and automation background with Ansible and CI/CD pipelines.
• Observability and monitoring experience with Dynatrace.
• Knowledge of SRE and DevOps practices, including SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and reliability patterns.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Azure and/or AWS, cloud migrations, and Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry and modern observability stacks.
• Financial services or trading platform background.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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