Senior Site Reliability Engineer presso Cognitiv

Are you ready to revolutionize the advertising industry? At Cognitiv, we are not just another AdTech company—we are industry trailblazers redefining media buying with our Deep Learning Advertising Platform. Since 2015, we have harnessed the power of cutting-edge deep learning technology and data science to transform how brands connect with their customers. Our mission? To bring intelligence to advertising and deliver unparalleled precision, relevance, and impact at scale. With our innovative platform, advertisers enjoy unprecedented flexibility—whether it is activating Dynamic Deals through their preferred DSP, leveraging our managed service DSP, or utilizing our industry-first ContextGPT product. As a part of Cognitiv, you will be at the forefront of AI-driven advertising solutions, driving change and achieving remarkable growth in a rapidly evolving industry.Now, we’re growing—and looking to add a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to our team!

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to work on expanding our global footprint of datacenters and improve service management across Cognitiv.  Our immediate challenge is to begin to rapidly expand our hybrid cloud infrastructure.  Past that, we are a rapidly growing organization and need to continue to move toward industry best practices.  This role demands an experienced engineer with the interest to rapidly learn our environment and help drive our long term service management roadmap.

What You'll Do

Build & Scale Infrastructure – Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure across a growing footprint of datacenters and hybrid cloud deployments.

Evaluate & Optimize – Assess physical and network architectures, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Elevate Reliability – Improve monitoring, incident management, and disaster recovery, including our migration to Datadog.

Own IaC & Automation – Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible, using Python and Bash for automation.

Operate at Scale – Monitor and maintain shared infrastructure in our AWS environment, ensuring availability and stability.

Collaborate & Align – Work closely with engineering and product teams to scope projects tightly to core business requirements.

Drive Change – Lead major service management initiatives that shape Cognitiv’s engineering practices.

Tech Stack

Hosting/Infra: AWS, Equinix (bare metal + EC2)

Monitoring: Datadog (migrating off Prometheus)

IaC/Automation: Terraform, Ansible

Scripting: Python, Bash

Other: Some Kubernetes, but majority raw EC2 and bare metal

Who You Are

Experienced Operator – 7+ years in operations, engineering, or SRE with expertise in multi-datacenter deployments

AWS & Networking Expert – Deep knowledge of AWS infrastructure, networking, and service management practices

Technical Builder – Skilled in infrastructure as code and automation, with proficiency in Python and Bash

Independent Driver – Self-starter who thrives on ownership, problem solving, and big-picture thinking

Collaborative Partner – Strong communicator and supportive teammate who works well across functions

Bonus Points If You Have

Hybrid Cloud Experience – Exposure to hybrid cloud/on-prem solutions.

Datacenter Buildouts – Hands-on experience setting up and managing physical datacenters.

Flexibility to Travel – Willingness to travel 1–2 times per quarter for deployments.

What You’ll Find at Cognitiv

Festiv – We make work fun with cross-team games, events, and creative team bonding

Responsiv – You’ll be close to clients and leadership, influencing real outcomes

Inclusiv – Diversity and individuality are celebrated across all levels

Inventiv – We reward curiosity and embrace bold ideas

Transformativ – We support your growth with training, mentorship, and flexibility

Collaborativ – We operate across coasts, connected by purpose and teamwork

Location & Compensation

Location: Bellevue (hybrid: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote)

Medical, dental & vision coverage (some plans 100% employer-paid)

12 weeks paid parental leave

Unlimited PTO + Work-From-Anywhere August

Career development with clear advancement paths

Equity for all employees

Hybrid work model & daily team lunch

Health & wellness stipend + cell phone reimbursement

401(k) with employer match

Parking (CA & WA offices) & pre-tax commuter benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Comprehensive onboarding (Cognitiv University)…and more!

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