Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Company: Scientific Games
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Scientific Games: Scientific Games is the global leader in
lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of
choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems
to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and
digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs
to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery.
Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games
combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and
unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery
industry ever forward. Position Summary We are looking for a
skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to enhance the stability,
performance, and reliability of our production systems. The SRE
will work closely with development, DevOps, and security teams,
ensuring production readiness, managing on-call responsibilities,
and improving observability across applications and infrastructure.
? Monitoring & Observability Maintain and enhance observability
using New Relic, Graylog, OR other monitoring tools. Establish
actionable alerting and dashboards for service health and
performance metrics. Reliability Engineering Implement and maintain
reliable systems, focusing on capacity planning, performance
optimization, and fault tolerance to ensure high availability and
scalability. Collaborate with teams to define and implement Service
Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and
Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and monitor their performance.
Automation & Infrastructure Operations Automate operational
processes, reducing manual interventions. Manage Kubernetes
workloads on AWS EKS, ensuring secure and stable deployments. Work
with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management and security
compliance. Incident & Problem Management Participate in on-call
rotation to handle production incidents and ensure rapid
resolution. Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes,
and implement permanent fixes. Lead post-incident reviews, create
action items, and follow through on remediation. Collaboration Work
closely with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines for production
readiness. Partner with development teams to embed resilience and
observability into applications. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
Document operational runbooks, escalation procedures, and
production playbooks. Qualifications Required Skills Bachelor’s
degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work
experience. Experience: 6 years as an SRE, DevOps Engineer, or
similar role Cloud: Strong experience with AWS (EKS, EC2, S3,
Route53, IAM) Kubernetes: 6 years managing production Kubernetes
workloads Monitoring & Observability: Hands-on with New Relic,
Graylog, or similar Secrets Management: Experience with HashiCorp
Vault or equivalent Automation & CI/CD: Proficiency with GitHub
Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Helm and ArgoCD IaC : Hands-on experience
with Terraform Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or
equivalent scripting languages Incident Management: Strong
debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills On-Call
Readiness: Willingness to participate in 24x7 on-call rotation
Desired Skills AWS certification Familiarity with .NET application
stack Multi-cloud exposure Experience managing Kubernetes clusters
with Rancher in on-prem environments Familiarity with Packer for
building Golden AMIs Physical Requirements The physical demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer,
and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance
vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and
business equipment. Work Conditions Scientific Games Corporation
and its affiliates (collectively, “SG”) are engaged in highly
regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain SG
employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming
or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security
checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or
contracts. In order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and
contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to
employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet
those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual
roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent
permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG conducting a
due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description
should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to
identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The
employee in this position may be requested to perform other
job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SG
is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against
applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis
of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
If you’d like more information about your equal employment
opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here
for EEOC Poster .
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