AWS SRE

Job # 3016819

Fully remote position.

Apex Systems is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join a high‑performing team supporting critical cloud infrastructure within a secure federal environment. The ideal candidate will have deep AWS expertise, strong IaC skills, and a passion for automation, observability, and continuous improvement. This role will collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and efficient cloud operations.

• Design, implement, and manage Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS Cloud Formation, Terraform, or Helm.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and configuration of cloud resources.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (AWS CI/CD, Git Lab CI/CD, Jenkins).
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting solutions using Cloud Watch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, or similar tools.
• Analyze logs, metrics, and system performance to proactively resolve issues and optimize reliability.
• Support incident response, participate in on‑call rotations, and conduct post‑incident reviews.
• Ensure AWS environments meet security standards and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate release planning and communication between development, QA, and operations.
• Create and submit change records and participate in Technical Change Advisory/Review Boards as required.
• Continuously evaluate and improve release processes, tooling, and cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with QA teams to validate releases and support quality assurance practices.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience
• OR 9 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or similar cloud operations role.

Technical Skills

• Expertise with AWS services and cloud architecture.
• Advanced programming/scripting in at least three:
  Python, Ansible, Helm, Playwright, Bash, JavaScript, Terraform, Java.
• Strong understanding of Dev Ops principles and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform, Cloud Formation, Helm, or similar IaC tools.
• Experience creating configuration standards and automating workflows with Ansible.
• Proficiency with Git Lab, AWS Code Commit, or SVN and modern branching strategies.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools: ECS, EKS, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging:
  Datadog, Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and release management practices.

Soft Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and manage competing priorities.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a 6C Public Trust clearance
• No dual citizenship

• Relevant Dev Ops/SRE certifications.
• Existing High Risk Public Trust or Secret clearance.
• 3+ years supporting highly available, mission‑critical platforms.
• Experience managing distributed container platforms (capacity, provisioning, workload management).
• Experience leading major incident response across multiple vendors using tools such as Datadog and Service Now.

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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