AWS SRE ARCHITECT

AWS SRE Architect – Chicago Illinois Local Only

NEED USC

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced AWS SRE Architect to lead the design and implementation of reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence, monitor system health, and drive automation across our AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities:

* Architect Scalable Systems: Design and implement highly available, resilient, and fault-tolerant systems using AWS services.

* Incident Management: Lead the response to incidents, ensuring root cause analysis, resolution, and preventive measures.

* Monitoring and Logging: Establish robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools like Amazon CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.

* Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop automation scripts and templates using Terraform

* Performance Management: Optimize system performance, capacity planning, and load testing - Hands on memory and CPU optimization experience in Java spring boot Microservices

* Security and Compliance: Ensure cloud solutions meet security best practices and regulatory compliance standards.

* DevOps Collaboration: Partner with DevOps, Development, and Security teams to ensure seamless CI/CD pipeline management and application deployment.

* Documentation: Create and maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

* 8+ years of experience in IT operations, system administration, or software engineering.

* 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.

* Strong understanding of AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, EKS, VPC, and CloudFront.

* Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform

* Proficiency in monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace or Datadog

* Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Harness

* Expertise in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) for automation and infrastructure management.

* Experience with container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

* Solid understanding of SRE principles including SLAs, SLOs, and Error Budgets.

* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with experience in large-scale distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

* AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.

* Experience with incident management and on-call rotations.

* Familiarity with ITIL processes and service management frameworks.

* Knowledge of security best practices (e.g., IAM, KMS, Security Groups).

Soft Skills:

* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

* Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

* Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

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