AWS SRE Architect

  • Chicago, IL
  • Posted 6 days ago | Updated 4 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$65 - $75 per hour
Contract - W2

Skills

AWS SRE Architect

Job Details



We have partnered with our client in their search for an AWS SRE Architect. (Contract)


Responsibilities



  • Implement and lead SRE practices including observability (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus), incident response, root cause analysis, and SLO/SLI enforcement.

  • Architect resilient, cloud-native infrastructure solutions using AWS services (EC2, EKS/ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.), emphasizing automation and fault tolerance.


  • Design and maintain infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, and AWS CodePipeline to drive deployment efficiency.




Skills Required



  • Lead SRE practices (CloudWatch, ELK, Datadog, Prometheus), incident response, root cause analysis, SLO/SLI enforcement

  • AWS IaC Tools: Terraform / CloudFormation

  • Container Orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS preferred)

  • Scripting (Python / Bash)

  • Proven leadership / management experience (strong communication & presentation skills)


PLUS:



  • AWS Certifications

  • Experience with multi-account AWS landing zones & SCPs (Service control policies)

  • FinOps knowledge, cost optimization, & best security practices

  • Familiar with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) & GitOps practices


Education & Work Experience



  • Bachelor's Degree

  • 7-8+ years of hands-on professional experience


Title: AWS SRE Architect


Location: Chicago, IL


Client Industry: Aviation - Technology


Compensation: $70-75 / hour


Ref ID: 1681321




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