Sre Engineer Jobs in New York
Sre Engineer jobs in New York sit in one of the most active technology markets in the country, concentrated in financial services, media, and enterprise software across experience levels from junior to staff engineer. The largest hiring activity is in New York City, with additional demand in Buffalo and Albany among employers with significant infrastructure footprints. Companies like Google, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase maintain large SRE teams in New York and hire consistently. Reliability engineering, incident management, and cloud infrastructure automation are the specialties drawing the most consistent demand. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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This role is four days onsite, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week M&T Work Model - 4 Days In-Office | 1 Day Work From Home
The Bank sponsors individuals for TN and H-1B transfers on a case by case basis. Please note that this position is not open to anyone on an F-1 student visa including those eligible for CPT/OPT or the Stem OPT extension.
Position Overview
The Site Reliability Engineer /Technical Engineer IV will support and enhance critical Retail and Branch Technology platforms while helping advance the organization's engineering maturity through automation, reliability engineering, operational analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
This role combines operational support responsibilities with engineering-focused work, including automation development, environment management, testing, deployment support, incident reduction, monitoring, and resiliency improvements. The engineer will work with Retail Technology, Infrastructure, Engineering, Risk, Operations, and Support teams to ensure a reliable and efficient banker experience across branch technology platforms.
The ideal candidate possesses strong technical troubleshooting skills, experience supporting production systems, and a passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Primary Responsibilities
Operational Support & Production Stability
- Provide technical support for branch technology platforms including Account Opening (PACE), Servicing (DASH, AKM), Teller (mTell), and related Retail applications.
- Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and operational issues affecting branch and back-office users.
- Coordinate resolution efforts with application support, infrastructure, networking, endpoint engineering, and other technology teams.
- Support branch lifecycle activities, including openings, consolidations, closures, and system configuration updates.
- Create, maintain, and recertify knowledge articles and operational documentation.
- Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes.
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Improve application reliability, resiliency, and operational readiness through proactive engineering practices.
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and operational health metrics.
- Participate in root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
- Identify recurring operational issues, develop long-term strategies to remediate them, and coordinate their implementation in partnership with multiple teams.
- Assist with production readiness reviews, failover testing, disaster recovery validation, and resiliency exercises.
- Develop operational runbooks and reliability standards.
Automation & Engineering
- Design and develop automation solutions.
- Build and maintain automated testing solutions for Retail applications and BTFR-managed processes.
- Support deployment automation and packaging improvements.
- Develop data collection and reporting capabilities that improve operational visibility.
- Leverage AI and modern engineering tooling to reduce manual effort and improve support processes.
- Support cloud-based solutions and modernization initiatives where applicable.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Partner with Product Owners, Engineers, Business Analysts, Architects, and Operations teams to improve platform stability and efficiency.
- Translate business and operational requirements into technical solutions.
- Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and reusable solutions.
- Mentor peers and share technical knowledge with team members.
- Promote best practices related to reliability, observability, automation, and operational excellence.
Education & Experience Required
- Combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture with a strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design.
- 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, infrastructure, or technology platforms.
- Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Production Engineering.
- Experience with Azure cloud services.
- Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
- Experience troubleshooting production incidents and coordinating resolution activities.
- Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
- Experience working with APIs and system integrations.
- Knowledge of SDLC, ITIL, incident management, problem management, and change management practices.
- Experience using AI-enabled engineering and operational tools.
- Experience working with Windows server environments, application support, or enterprise technology platforms.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions.
- Experience with ServiceNow.
- Experience with automation testing frameworks.
- Experience supporting financial services or highly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with Retail Banking and Branch Technology platforms.
Desired Technical Skills
- Automation and Scripting
- REST APIs
- Azure
- GitLab
- CI/CD
- ServiceNow
- SQL
- Monitoring & Alerting Platforms
- Windows Administration
- Incident Management
- Problem Management
- Change Management
- Observability
- Reliability Engineering
- Automation Development
We support our team members with generous benefits.
- Competitive compensation
- Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
- 401(k) match at 5%
- Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
- Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
- 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
- Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview
Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of AmericaThis role is four days onsite, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week M&T Work Model - 4 Days In-Office | 1 Day Work From Home
The Bank sponsors individuals for TN and H-1B transfers on a case by case basis. Please note that this position is not open to anyone on an F-1 student visa including those eligible for CPT/OPT or the Stem OPT extension.
Position Overview
The Site Reliability Engineer /Technical Engineer IV will support and enhance critical Retail and Branch Technology platforms while helping advance the organization's engineering maturity through automation, reliability engineering, operational analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
This role combines operational support responsibilities with engineering-focused work, including automation development, environment management, testing, deployment support, incident reduction, monitoring, and resiliency improvements. The engineer will work with Retail Technology, Infrastructure, Engineering, Risk, Operations, and Support teams to ensure a reliable and efficient banker experience across branch technology platforms.
The ideal candidate possesses strong technical troubleshooting skills, experience supporting production systems, and a passion for automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Primary Responsibilities
Operational Support & Production Stability
- Provide technical support for branch technology platforms including Account Opening (PACE), Servicing (DASH, AKM), Teller (mTell), and related Retail applications.
- Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and operational issues affecting branch and back-office users.
- Coordinate resolution efforts with application support, infrastructure, networking, endpoint engineering, and other technology teams.
- Support branch lifecycle activities, including openings, consolidations, closures, and system configuration updates.
- Create, maintain, and recertify knowledge articles and operational documentation.
- Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes.
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Improve application reliability, resiliency, and operational readiness through proactive engineering practices.
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and operational health metrics.
- Participate in root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
- Identify recurring operational issues, develop long-term strategies to remediate them, and coordinate their implementation in partnership with multiple teams.
- Assist with production readiness reviews, failover testing, disaster recovery validation, and resiliency exercises.
- Develop operational runbooks and reliability standards.
Automation & Engineering
- Design and develop automation solutions.
- Build and maintain automated testing solutions for Retail applications and BTFR-managed processes.
- Support deployment automation and packaging improvements.
- Develop data collection and reporting capabilities that improve operational visibility.
- Leverage AI and modern engineering tooling to reduce manual effort and improve support processes.
- Support cloud-based solutions and modernization initiatives where applicable.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Partner with Product Owners, Engineers, Business Analysts, Architects, and Operations teams to improve platform stability and efficiency.
- Translate business and operational requirements into technical solutions.
- Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and reusable solutions.
- Mentor peers and share technical knowledge with team members.
- Promote best practices related to reliability, observability, automation, and operational excellence.
Education & Experience Required
- Combined minimum of 8 years’ higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture with a strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design.
- 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, infrastructure, or technology platforms.
- Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Production Engineering.
- Experience with Azure cloud services.
- Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
- Experience troubleshooting production incidents and coordinating resolution activities.
- Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
- Experience working with APIs and system integrations.
- Knowledge of SDLC, ITIL, incident management, problem management, and change management practices.
- Experience using AI-enabled engineering and operational tools.
- Experience working with Windows server environments, application support, or enterprise technology platforms.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions.
- Experience with ServiceNow.
- Experience with automation testing frameworks.
- Experience supporting financial services or highly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with Retail Banking and Branch Technology platforms.
Desired Technical Skills
- Automation and Scripting
- REST APIs
- Azure
- GitLab
- CI/CD
- ServiceNow
- SQL
- Monitoring & Alerting Platforms
- Windows Administration
- Incident Management
- Problem Management
- Change Management
- Observability
- Reliability Engineering
- Automation Development
We support our team members with generous benefits.
- Competitive compensation
- Health, welfare, and retirement benefits
- 401(k) match at 5%
- Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
- Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
- 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
- Much more. For details, see: M&T Benefits Overview
Location
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in sre engineer jobs across New York.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Hands-on experience with Linux or Unix systems administration in production environments
- Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Go, or Bash
- Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure at meaningful scale
- Familiarity with container orchestration tools, particularly Kubernetes and Docker
- Demonstrated experience with observability tooling including monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Sre Engineer Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a sre engineer in New York?
Most sre engineers in New York enter through a computer science or engineering degree followed by a systems administration, DevOps, or software engineering role that builds production operations experience. New York's largest employers, particularly in finance and enterprise technology, typically require candidates to demonstrate hands-on reliability work before moving into a dedicated SRE title. No state-issued license applies to the role, so a portfolio of incident response work and infrastructure projects carries more weight than any single credential.
How much do sre engineers make in New York?
Sre engineers in New York earn a median of about $166,180 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $97,430 for the lowest 10% to over $224,590 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire sre engineers in New York?
Employers hiring sre engineers in New York right now include MongoDB, Google, and M&T Bank, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. New York's financial services sector, home to major banks and trading firms, drives particularly consistent SRE demand across infrastructure reliability and platform engineering teams.
Which New York cities have the most sre engineer jobs?
New York, Buffalo, and Bethpage have the most sre engineer openings in New York. New York City dominates because its concentration of financial institutions, media companies, and enterprise tech firms generates sustained demand for reliability engineering, while Buffalo and Albany contribute through state government technology initiatives and regional healthcare system infrastructure teams.
Are there remote sre engineer jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most fields, since sre engineer work centers on systems that can be managed remotely. About 62% of sre engineer openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how well the role translates to distributed work. Incident response and on-call coverage are the functions most likely to require some in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a sre engineer in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving from a systems administrator, DevOps engineer, or software engineer role at a New York employer that has a defined internal track into SRE. Large financial institutions and enterprise technology companies in New York City run associate infrastructure programs and new-graduate engineering rotations that place candidates on SRE-adjacent teams. Building familiarity with Kubernetes, a cloud platform certification, and documented on-call or incident experience are the credentials that move entry-level candidates to the top of consideration.
Where can I find and apply to sre engineer jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to sre engineer jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current New York openings updated regularly. Search the listings, find roles that fit your experience and location, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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