AWS SRE Engineer (Austin)

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