Sputnik Solutions Inc · 2 days ago
AWS SRE Architect ,Chicago,IL (Hybrid)
Chicago, IL
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSputnik Solutions Inc is 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 AWS environments.
Information Technology & Services
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
Qualification
Required
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
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)
Company
Sputnik Solutions Inc
At Sputnik Solutions Inc, we build our solutions on the collective experience, customer successes, and best practices of our technology experts.
11-50 employees
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