Join one of the most recognized names in global aviation as an SRE Architect, where you’ll lead the design and deployment of scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure for mission-critical systems. This is a full-time onsite role based in the greater Chicago area, ideal for senior engineers and architects who thrive in fast-paced environments and want to make a direct impact on platform reliability and performance.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect and implement scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions on AWS to support critical systems at scale.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters via Amazon EKS, ensuring high availability and streamlined orchestration.
• Leverage Dynatrace to monitor application health, drive proactive performance tuning, and reduce incident time.
• Lead and mentor a team of Site Reliability Engineers, cultivating a culture focused on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to embed reliability into every phase of the SDLC.
• Define and enforce SLOs and SLIs that keep systems accountable to real-world reliability expectations.
• Conduct post-incident reviews to identify and mitigate root causes—improving resilience with every iteration.
• Build and maintain automation frameworks to streamline operations and eliminate toil.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Architecture roles.
• Expert-level knowledge of AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.) and Kubernetes (EKS specifically).
• Hands-on experience with Dynatrace or similar observability tools.
• Proven leadership in managing cross-functional tech teams.
• A passion for performance, stability, and engineering excellence.

Compensation: Up to $75/hr (W2 or C2C – all visa types welcome)

Location: Onsite – Arlington Heights, IL (Local candidates only)