

Sr SRE - AWS IaC / Observability As Code / Gitlab CI/CD
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This role is for a Sr SRE with expertise in AWS, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD, offering a 12-month remote contract. Key skills include IaC, observability as code, and security best practices, with experience in Kubernetes and automation required.
π - Country
United States
π± - Currency
$ USD
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π° - Day rate
600
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ποΈ - Date discovered
June 17, 2025
π - Project duration
More than 6 months
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ποΈ - Location type
Remote
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π - Contract type
Unknown
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π - Security clearance
Unknown
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π - Location detailed
United States
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π§ - Skills detailed
#Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Splunk #Cloud #Deployment #Version Control #Scripting #Automation #Observability #Bash #Ansible #Kubernetes #GitLab #AWS CloudWatch #Dynatrace #Scala #Python #Microservices #Migration #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Docker #Terraform #GIT #Monitoring #API (Application Programming Interface) #Disaster Recovery #SaaS (Software as a Service) #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #Security
Role description
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Job Description
β’ We have a 12 month contract to hire position for 3 SRE's with a strong background in AWS, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Cloudtrail, Gitlab for CI/CD.
β’ The positions are 100% remote and candidates can sit anywhere in the US.
β’ The main focus for the position they are hiring for will be implementing IaC, building CI/CD pipelines, and observability as code.
β’ Overview of work:
β’ Provide Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) services to support the secure migration and development of the Provider Chasey and API Chasey platforms into AWS. This initiative aims to ensure high availability, performance, and security of critical infrastructure while implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and observability as code. The scope includes:
β’ Design and implementation of observability and monitoring frameworks for Web Portals and APIs
β’ Migration of Provider and API Chasey platforms to AWS
β’ Implementation of secure infrastructure using Terraform or equivalent IaC tools
β’ Establishment of CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing
β’ Security hardening of Web Portals and API endpoints
β’ Definition and enforcement of service-level objectives (SLOs) and key performance indicators (KPIs)
β’ Development of runbooks, automation scripts, and incident response procedures
β’ Job Title: SRE Engineer
β’ Key Responsibilities:
β’ Develop and maintain modular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation.
β’ Validate and ensure secure and scalable cloud platform expertise across AWS
β’ Automate and streamline application onboarding processes.
β’ Design and implement VPCs, IAM policies, ingress/egress rules, TLS encryption, and service mesh for networking and security.
β’ Manage Kubernetes and container orchestration using Helm, Kubectl, and GitOps.
β’ Deploy services using blue/green and canary deployment strategies.
β’ Ensure disaster recovery (DR) resiliency.
β’ Utilize Git for version control, including branching, merging, and resolving conflicts.
β’ Create and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, including jobs and stages.
β’ Automate tasks using scripting languages like Bash and Python.
β’ Implement containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
β’ Monitor and log using tools like Splunk, Dynatrace and CloudWatch.
β’ Adhere to security best practices.
β’ Set up and manage GitLab Runners for executing CI/CD jobs.
β’ Use GitLab's API for automation and integration with other tools.
β’ Utilize monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, Uptime.com, and ObservePoint.
β’ Manage logs efficiently using tools like Splunk and Dynatrace SaaS.
β’ Apply open telemetry fundamentals.
β’ Differentiate signal vs. noise in platform/product cardinality.
β’ Visualize service interactions and latency issues across microservices using distributed tracing tools like Dynatrace.
β’ Understand and build SLI/SLOs.
β’ Implement automation and IaC using Ansible and Terraform.
β’ Utilize AutoOps/ChatOps.
β’ Develop and maintain runbooks.
β’ Required Qualifications:
β’ Proficiency in Git, including branching, merging, and resolving conflicts.
β’ Experience with GitLab CI/CD, including creating and managing pipelines, jobs, and stages.
β’ Knowledge of scripting languages like Bash and Python for automating tasks.
β’ Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration and management.
β’ Proficiency in using monitoring tools like Splunk and Dynatrace.
β’ Knowledge of security best practices.
β’ Experience with log management tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace SaaS.
β’ Understanding of open telemetry fundamentals.
β’ Familiarity with distributed tracing tools like Dynatrace.
β’ Ability to build and understand SLI/SLOs.
β’ Experience with automation and IaC using Ansible and Terraform.
β’ Familiarity with AutoOps/ChatOps.
β’ Ability to develop and maintain runbooks.