Site Reliability Engineer - Heitmeyer Consulting : Job Details

Must be local to Columbus, OH or willing to relocate.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AWS Cloud DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. This role focuses on building, automating, and maintaining reliable, secure, and scalable AWS infrastructure while supporting CI/CD pipelines and improving system observability. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, resilient cloud systems, and continuous improvement in software delivery and operations.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure AWS cloud infrastructure using services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway, VPC, and IAM.

• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt.

• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools.

• Automate deployments and integrate IaC into delivery workflows.

• Maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability systems using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, and Splunk.

• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues, conduct root cause analysis, and support incident response.

• Apply security best practices, manage IAM roles and policies, and perform vulnerability assessments.

• Optimize system performance and cost efficiency through automation and tuning.

• Collaborate with development teams to support application reliability and deployments.

• Create and maintain comprehensive runbooks and documentation for operational procedures.

• Participate in on-call rotation and continuously improve system resilience and recovery processes.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in a DevOps or SRE role.

• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.

• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, TypeScript, or Boto3.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience with tools such as Azure DevOps.

• Familiarity with monitoring/observability platforms: CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace.

• Solid grasp of cloud security, networking fundamentals, and cost management.

• Experience optimizing infrastructure for cost and performance.

• Knowledge of serverless architectures and event-driven systems.

• Passion for automation, system reliability, and continuous improvement.

• Excellent communication, team collaboration, and problem-solving skills.