Junior Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud

VMware is hiring a Junior Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Junior Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a contract, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (EST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability What we offer: • Annual learning and professional development budget • Home office and wellness stipends • Paid parental leave • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Competitive salary and meaningful equity How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. VMware is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 0–2 years of experience or equivalent training • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing