Site Reliability Engineer- Edge at Insight Global
Woonsocket, RI
$45–$55/hrfrom the description
Jul 15, 2026
Woonsocket, RI
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid on-site SRE role focused on maintaining the reliability, availability, and performance of large-scale distributed edge retail platforms. Day-to-day work spans automation, observability, incident management, and CI/CD pipeline support, with cross-team collaboration on deployments across geographically spread locations. Best suited to engineers with a solid background in cloud platforms, containerized workloads, and operational practices such as ITIL.
Senior level · 5+ years · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 55 people in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 35–100
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,564 (middle half $104,192–$163,048). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role has two possible on-site locations: Woonsocket, RI and Scottsdale, AZ. The Providence-Warwick CBSA is used as the primary metro since it is listed first; the Scottsdale/Phoenix metro (CBSA 38060) is an equally valid location.
The posting is placed by Insight Global, a staffing firm, indicating this is a contract/W2 engagement; the compensation is quoted as an hourly rate, consistent with that.
The programming language requirement (Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript) is listed as a single interchangeable gate — Java is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, and Rancher are listed together as a hands-on experience requirement; Kubernetes is emitted as the primary skill with OpenShift and Rancher as alternatives, and Docker is emitted separately as it is a distinct technology.
The scripting/automation requirement names Shell, Python, and PowerShell as interchangeable; Shell is used as the primary name. Python also appears as an alternative for the programming language requirement — it satisfies both gates independently.
The 'Nice to have' block (retail/pharmacy experience, SLO/SLA frameworks, distributed tracing, platform modernization, certifications) is unlabeled but clearly set apart from the required block and framed as additional/aspirational — treated as preferred.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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