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AWS SRE Architect Location:
Chicago, IL Duration:
6-12 months contract Max Rate:
$65 on C2C Experience Requirement:
8+ years of relevant experience Location Preference:
Chicago local or Illinois-based candidates only for a final F2F Interview Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS SRE Architect to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS. The ideal candidate will lead reliability engineering practices, ensure service uptime, and architect infrastructure to support modern cloud applications with high performance and resilience. Key Responsibilities: Architect and implement resilient cloud infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, etc. Lead SRE practices such as monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-mortems. Design and enforce infrastructure-as-code (IaC) strategies using Terraform or CloudFormation. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing. Establish observability frameworks using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog. Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs, conduct capacity planning, and performance tuning. Implement automated remediation and runbook automation. Collaborate with security, development, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end system reliability and compliance. Mentor junior engineers and drive DevOps and SRE best practices across teams. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. 8+ years in IT operations or DevOps roles, with 3+ years in a cloud architect or SRE capacity. Strong expertise with AWS cloud services and architecture. Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools. Experience with Kubernetes (EKS), containers, and microservices. Deep understanding of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline. Solid experience in monitoring and alerting systems. Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.). Excellent problem-solving and incident management skills. Preferred Qualifications: AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer). Experience with multi-account AWS landing zones and service control policies (SCPs). Knowledge of FinOps, cost optimization, and security best practices. Familiarity with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps practices. Thanks for your valuable time! Best Regards, Kevin Smith |
kevin@navtechusa.com Talent Acquisition Lead | NAVTECH INC |
www.navtechusa.com
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AWS SRE Architect Location:
Chicago, IL Duration:
6-12 months contract Max Rate:
$65 on C2C Experience Requirement:
8+ years of relevant experience Location Preference:
Chicago local or Illinois-based candidates only for a final F2F Interview Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS SRE Architect to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS. The ideal candidate will lead reliability engineering practices, ensure service uptime, and architect infrastructure to support modern cloud applications with high performance and resilience. Key Responsibilities: Architect and implement resilient cloud infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, etc. Lead SRE practices such as monitoring, alerting, incident response, and post-mortems. Design and enforce infrastructure-as-code (IaC) strategies using Terraform or CloudFormation. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing. Establish observability frameworks using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog. Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs, conduct capacity planning, and performance tuning. Implement automated remediation and runbook automation. Collaborate with security, development, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end system reliability and compliance. Mentor junior engineers and drive DevOps and SRE best practices across teams. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. 8+ years in IT operations or DevOps roles, with 3+ years in a cloud architect or SRE capacity. Strong expertise with AWS cloud services and architecture. Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools. Experience with Kubernetes (EKS), containers, and microservices. Deep understanding of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline. Solid experience in monitoring and alerting systems. Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.). Excellent problem-solving and incident management skills. Preferred Qualifications: AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer). Experience with multi-account AWS landing zones and service control policies (SCPs). Knowledge of FinOps, cost optimization, and security best practices. Familiarity with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps practices. Thanks for your valuable time! Best Regards, Kevin Smith |
kevin@navtechusa.com Talent Acquisition Lead | NAVTECH INC |
www.navtechusa.com
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