Job Overview
Role: Associate Site Reliability Engineer Location: Pune Experience: 0-1 Qualification: Bachelor's degree Key Skills: SRE, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Scripting, Automation, Monitoring
Job Description
IBM Recruitment 2026 is hiring for the position of Associate Site Reliability Engineer in Pune, Maharashtra. This is an entry-level, full-time opportunity for candidates with a Bachelor's degree and 0–1 years of experience. The role is part of IBM Finance & Operations and focuses on supporting the reliability, availability and performance of software services. The selected candidate will work under the guidance of experienced engineers and gain practical exposure to site reliability engineering, automation, monitoring, incident management and distributed systems. Candidates should have exposure to software and systems engineering, problem analysis, system design, testing, deployment, reliability and resiliency. Knowledge of cloud computing, scripting and automation, and IT service management is also useful for this position.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Engineering Support: Implement well-defined scripts and procedures to support service reliability and availability.
- Code Management: Contribute to routine code updates and participate in peer reviews as part of the software development process.
- Monitoring & Incident Response: Monitor service performance and assist with incident response, including participating in scheduled on-call rotations.
- Issue Resolution: Address basic incidents and escalate complex issues when required.
- Post-Incident Analysis: Assist with post-incident reviews, documenting incident findings and contributing to incremental improvements.
- System Maintenance: Maintain and enhance systems according to established procedures.
- Operational Stability: Support ongoing system health and operational stability.
Skills and Eligibility Criteria
Educational Background: Bachelor's degree.
Experience: 0–1 years of experience. Entry-level.
Mandatory Technical Skills:
- Understanding of how reliable and resilient software systems are designed, built and maintained (Software Engineering).
- Basic understanding of system components and operational environments (Systems Engineering).
- Ability to investigate technical problems and identify appropriate solutions (Problem Analysis).
- Exposure to system design and architecture concepts (System Design).
- Understanding of software testing methodologies (Testing).
- Familiarity with software deployment practices (Deployment).
- Understanding of reliability and resiliency principles (Reliability).
- Exposure to cloud platforms and cloud-based systems (Cloud Computing).
- Experience with scripting languages and automation tools is useful (Scripting).
- Basic knowledge of service management principles (IT Service Management).