AWS SRE Engineer

Job Title:
AWS SRE Engineer
Location:
Austin, TX
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong Java background to support and scale cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate will ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of distributed systems running on AWS.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure on AWS
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using observability tools
• Develop automation solutions for deployment, monitoring, and incident response
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Collaborate with development teams to improve application reliability and performance
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices
• Ensure system security, compliance, and cost optimization in AWS environments

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Solid programming background in Java
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Expertise in monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in SRE/DevOps environments
• Familiarity with incident management and on-call support
• Exposure to high-availability and fault-tolerant system design
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant experience in SRE/DevOps roles
• Proven experience supporting production systems in AWS

Additional Notes

• Strong communication and collaboration skills required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment